Djibouti
Djibouti is in the Horn Peninsula on the Gulf of Aden. 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. Wikivoyage
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Can I go? Entry and visas
From GOV.UK, for United Kingdom passports, updated 27 July 2026:
You must have a visa to enter Djibouti.
Passport validity
To enter Djibouti, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
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Your embassy in Djibouti
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For a lost passport, an arrest or an emergency.
Djibouti's embassy in United Kingdom
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For a visa before you go.
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight. Always confirm with the official source before you book or travel. This is a pointer, not legal advice.
Good to know
Emergency numbers in Djibouti
- Currency
- Djiboutian Franc (DJF)
- Time
- UTC+3
- Tue 23:16 there now
- Plugs and power
- Type C · 220 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +253
- Languages
- French, Arabic
- Capital
- Djibouti
From Wikidata, Unicode CLDR (currency, languages) and the IANA time zone database; checked 10 October 2026.