World Number Plates

Number Plates of Djibouti

Continent: Africa

Capital: Djibouti

Population: 500,000

Country ISO code: DJ

Country OVAL code: DJI
(Cte Franaise des Somalis)

Driving Side: Right

First license issued in 1978

Number of vehicles:
cars 13,000 (1989), trucks and buses 2,000 (1989)

Road information:
total: 2,890 km; paved: 364 km; unpaved: 2,526 km (1999 est.)

Located in the northern part of east Africa, Djibouti is surrounded by Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia. The majority of Djibouti is sandy and stony desert.

The current series of car registrations in Djibouti came into effect in 1990 and has a combination of English and Arabic characters separated by a vertical line. The number plates are black with white lettering and a white border. The previous series of vehicle registrations ran from 1970 to 1990 and consisted of three digits, followed by a letter.