Infrastructure — Djibouti
Transport, communications, and energy.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Infrastructure at a glance
Transport, communications, and energy. Key figure for Djibouti: 13
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Transportation
- Airports - total
13
- Airports with Paved Runways
3
- Railways
62 Miles 100 Kilometers
- Roadways- total
1,905 Miles 3,065 Kilometers
- Roadways- paved
762 Miles 1,226 Kilometers
- Ports and Terminals
Djibouti
Communications
- Telephones
16,800
- Cell Phones
45,000
- Internet Users
11,000
- Internet Country Code
.dj
- Internet Hosts
195
- Broadcast Media
- State-owned Radiodiffusion-Television de Djibouti (RTD) operates the sole terrestrial TV station as well as the only 2 domestic radio networks
- no private TV or radio stations
- transmissions of several international broadcasters are available
- Telephone System
- General Assessment: Telephone facilities in the city of Djibouti are adequate, as are the microwave radi
- o relay connections to outlying areas of the country Domestic: Djibouti Telecom is the sole provider of telecommunications services and utilizes mostly a microwave radio relay network; fiber-optic cable is installed in the capital; rural areas connected via wireless local loop radio systems; mobile cellular coverage is primarily
- limited to the area in and around Djibouti city International: Country code - 253; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable systems providing links to Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean and 1 Arabsat); Medarabtel regional microwave radio relay telephone network
Energy
- Electricity Consumption- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
260,400,000
- Electricity Production- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
280,000,000
- Oil Consumption- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
12,460