Djibouti is a small country on the coast of northeast Africa, on the Horn of Africa, where the Red Sea meets the Gulf of Aden. Its neighbours are Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia.

Djibouti is a small country on the coast of northeast Africa吉布地是位在非洲東北海岸的一個小國, on the Horn of Africa在非洲之角, where the Red Sea meets the Gulf of Aden紅海與亞丁灣在那裡交會。Its neighbours are Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia它的鄰國有厄利垂亞、衣索比亞，和索馬利亞。

France used to rule it; French is still used in official life, alongside Somali, Afar, and Arabic. The capital city is also called Djibouti — country and city share the exact same name.

France used to rule it法國以前統治過這裡; French is still used in official life法語現在仍然是官方場合使用的語言, alongside Somali, Afar, and Arabic跟索馬利語、阿法爾語，和阿拉伯語並用。The capital city is also called Djibouti首都也叫吉布地 — country and city share the exact same name國家和首都用的是完全一樣的名字。

A 2014 count put the population at about eight hundred thousand.

A 2014 count put the population at about eight hundred thousand2014 年的統計顯示人口大約有八十萬。

In English we capitalise it, because it is a place-name. People say it roughly like “ji-BOO-tee”; the written D is not a hard English d.

In English we capitalise it英文裡我們會把這個字大寫, because it is a place-name因為它是個地名。People say it roughly like "ji-BOO-tee"大家大概唸成「ji-BOO-tee」; the written D is not a hard English d寫出來的 D 並不是唸成很重的英文 d 音。

Though actually, the port matters more to the rest of the world than the size of the land: ships pass this coast on a very busy route. You say Djibouti, or the Republic of Djibouti in formal writing — it is a proper name, not a common noun.

Though actually不過其實, the port matters more to the rest of the world than the size of the land對世界其他地方來說，這裡的港口比國土面積更重要: ships pass this coast on a very busy route船隻經常經過這一片海岸，是條非常繁忙的航線。You say Djibouti你可以說 Djibouti, or the Republic of Djibouti in formal writing正式書寫時則說 the Republic of Djibouti（吉布地共和國） — it is a proper name, not a common noun它是一個專有名詞，不是普通名詞。