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Djibouti is governed under the constitution of 1992, which provides for a president as the head of state and a prime minister as the head of government. The president is popularly elected for a six-year term and is eligible for a second term; the prime minister is appointed by the president. The unicameral Chamber of Deputies consists of 65 members, who are popularly elected for five-year terms. Administratively, the country is divided into six districts.
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Djibouti is a semi-presidential republic, with executive power in the central government, and legislative power in both the government and parliament. The parliamentary party system is dominated by the People's Rally for Progress and the current President is Ismail Omar Guelleh. The country's current constitution was approved in September 1992. Djibouti is a one party dominant state with the People's Rally for Progress in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but have no real chance of gaining power (see Elections in Djibouti).
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Djibouti[1] is in East Africa, bordered by Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia to the west and south, and Somalia to the southeast. The Gulf of Aden lies to the east. The country can be divided into three regions; the coastal plain and volcanic plateaus in the central and southern parts of the country and the mountain ranges in the north. Much of the country is vast wasteland with virtually no arable land.
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Djibouti has reported that it has not produced antipersonnel mines.[5 ] It is not known to have ever exported mines. On 2 March 2003, one day after its treaty-mandated deadline, the country destroyed its stockpile of 1,118 antipersonnel mines.[6 ] Djibouti is retaining 2,996 antipersonnel mines for training purposes.[7 ] The number has not changed since Djibouti first declared it in January 2003, indicating no mines are being consumed during training activities. Djibouti has not yet reported in any detail on the intended purposes and actual uses of its retained mines—a step agreed to by States Parties in the Nairobi Action Plan that emerged from the First Review Conference.
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"Even though Djibouti is one of the smallest countries in the world and its population less than a million, it is one of those rare places that overflows with diversity and unique travel opportunities," Bergman said. "Djibouti is ... an incredibly safe country. Most of all, traveling to the country is easy for tourists and travelers alike since visas can be issued upon arrival at the airport."
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Djibouti is a one-party state, which means that only one party can take place in the country at one time. Opposition parties are allowed, but these are extremely boring, and the few that attend, along with the party's organizer, usually turn up dead with several limbs unaccounted for. The goal of this is to ensure that the country's citizens are as miserable as possible.
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