Djibouti

Djibouti

** Background Information: ** ** Location: In the Horn of Africa, bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast, mainly a stony semi desert, with scattered plateaus and highlands. ** ** Government: Semi-presidential republic, president: Ismail Omar Guelleh, Prime Minister: Dileita Mohamed Dileita. ** ** Language: Arabic and French ** ** Flag: **

Djibouti is an LCD because it is the poorest country in the World. Djibouti has the worst economy in the world. Population: 818,159

5 Regions and 1 City:
 * Ali Sabieh Region
 * Arta Region
 * Dikhil Region
 * Djibouti ( city )
 * Obock Region
 * Tadjourah Region

Map: Biodiversity:

The climate of Djibouti is very dry and hot. There is very little rainfall (less than 5 inches). However, humidity is extremely high all year long.

The primary productivity in Djibouti is very low due to the dry climate. Most food is brought in or is in the form of meat.

An omnivore is the Red River Hog. It is red and lives in the forests. Hyenas are carnivores of Djibouti. They prey on herbivores such as antelope and gazelles. Worms are scavengers in Djubouti and type of mushrooms decompose.

Possible Djibouti food chain:

No hot-spots in Djibouti.

A nonnative species of Djibouti is the Columba Livia. It is a type if bird. Arabian Oryx is a specialized species. A native species is the striped hyena. A keystone species is the Ficus Citrifolia. An indicator species of Djibouti is the prickly pear.

Competition: Between all birds in Djibouti Predator prey: antelopes and hyenas Parasite host: flea parasites on the Red River Hog Mutualism: A beaver and a fox hunt together for prairie dogs Commensalism: A holy shrub provides shade for young creosote bush. 

Djibouti is a desert-type biome. There are small amounts of forests and grasslands as well.

There are freshwater lakes and coastal regions in Djibouti.

There is little human impact in the awuatic biomes. However, the do disrupt the terrestrial biome by living in it.

Endangered species in Djibouti include: Beira antelope and the francolin. These species are endangered due to habitat destruction caused by rapid popluation growth.

Even-toed ungulates are also endangered due to their great economic importnace to Djibouti citizens.

Sirenas (manatees) are also endangered in Djibouti due to the lack of water. There are a few small lakes meaning there is not enough water to support a thriving population.

Elephants used to live in Djibouti, however, due to changing climate, they no longer live there.

The Columba livia and the Leucaena leucocephala are introduced species of Djibouti. Both of these species impact the environment and other organisms by being a source of competition. They compete with native species of Djibouti for food, water and shelter.

The government of Djibouti has established some legislation to protect endangered species, but it is not nearly as effective as that of the United States.

Human Population: Growth Rate: 2.18 Doubling time: 70/2.18= 32 years Demographics: a. Birth Rate -> 25.58 b. Death Rate -> 8.37 c. Net Migration Rate -> 4.6 d. (25.58+4.6)-(8.37)/10 = 2.18 i. Thus, the equation works because the two are equal. I divided by 10 because the growth rate is in one hundredths whereas the birth, death, and net migration rates are in thousandths.

Age Distribution: ** 0-14 years: ** 36.3% (male 131,878/female 131,449) ** 15-64 years: ** 60.4% (male 194,503/female 243,495) ** 65 years and over: ** 3.2% (male 10,462/female 12,835) ** It implies that the replacement fertility rate will be high because the majority of ** ** their population is within the child bearing ages. **

Djibouti is in stage one of the demographic transition model. The family planning that Djibouti has is effective because their growth rate is extremely low.

Economy: The top three resources of Djibouti are salt, perlite, and gypsum The top export of Djibouti is live animals. The top import of Djibouti is boilers, machinery, nuclear reactors, etc. The small amount of forestland in Djibouti is publicly owned therefore, it is not managed strictly, but the government does control it a little bit. What little amount of rangeland there is in Djibouti is not managed at all. National Parks: Day Forest National Park Djibouti National Park Yoboki National Park

The lack of fertile soil in Djibouti makes agriculture very difficult. The agriculture they do have uses crops that need little water to grow and thrive. Raising live stock is much more important to Djibouti's economy and citizens.

There is no pest management is used in Djibouti.

The World Food Programme ditributed food to the people of Djibouti because they do not produce enough agriculture to support themselves.

Djibouti acquires water from it lakes, however, in recent years the rainy seasons in Djibouti have been poor so they are running low on water to drink.

Only a minority of ‘households’ in Djibouti have reticulated water. Water born diseases are common in peri-urban and rural areas. Of those that have metered reticulated connections in Djibouti City, water supply is intermittent – often less than two hours a day and five hours per day at best. Prices are relatively high.