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Djibouti (; ', , ), officially the ___MASK56___ of Djibouti , is a country located in the Horn of Africa . It is bordered by Eritrea in the north , Ethiopia in the west and south , and Somalia in the southeast . The remainder of the border is formed by the Red ___MASK10___ and the Gulf of Aden at the east . Djibouti occupies a total area of just . The Warsangali ( Somali : Qabiilka Warsangeli ; Arabic :    ) , ( also Moorasaante / Awrkii Cirka , Warsengeli , Warsingeli , Oor Singally ) is a Somali ___MASK9___ , part of the Harti confederation of Darod sub - clans . In the Somali language , it means `` bringer of good news . '' The Warsangeli ___MASK9___ primarily inhabits the Maakhir region of northern Somalia , which consists of eastern Sanaag , northern Sool , and the northwestern part of the Bari region , along with some parts of southern Somalia ( Bay , Bakool and Jubbada Hoose ) . The Warsangali also have the oldest Sultanate amongst the Somali clans who inhabit the area comprising the former British Somaliland . Somalis are an ___MASK73___ inhabiting the Horn of Africa ( Somali ___MASK94___ ). The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language , which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro - Asiatic ___MASK12___ . They are predominantly Sunni Muslim . Ethnic Somalis ___MASK2___ around 16 - 20 million and are principally concentrated in Somalia ( around 9 million ), Ethiopia ( 4 . 6 million ), Kenya ( 2 . 4 million ), and Djibouti ( 524 , 000 ). Expatriate Somalis are also found in parts of the Middle East , North America , Oceania and Europe . Greater Somalia refers to those regions in the Horn of Africa in which ethnic Somalis are and have historically lived . The ___MASK83___ encompasses Somalia , eastern Djibouti , the Somali region and Dire Dawa ( collectively known as the Ogaden ) in Ethiopia and the Garissa , Wajir and Mandera Counties in Kenya . The Somali ___MASK89___ refers to expatriate Somalis who reside in areas of the world that have traditionally not been inhabited by their ___MASK73___ . The civil ___MASK5___ in Somalia greatly increased the size of the Somali ___MASK89___ , as many Somalis moved from Greater Somalia mainly to the Middle East , Europe and North America . The Darod is a Somali ___MASK9___ . The forefather of this ___MASK9___ is Abdirahman bin Isma ' il al - Jabarti , more commonly known as " Darod ". It is one of the major Somali clans , with a wide traditional ___MASK83___ . Somali ("" ) is an Afroasiatic ___MASK20___ belonging to the Cushitic ___MASK66___ . It is spoken as a ___MASK46___ tongue by Somalis in Greater Somalia and the Somali diaspora . Somali is an official ___MASK20___ of Somalia , a national ___MASK20___ in Djibouti , and a working ___MASK20___ in the Somali Region of Ethiopia . It is used as an adoptive ___MASK20___ by a few neighboring ethnic minority groups and individuals . Abdirahman ___MASK62___ Isma ' il al - Jabarti , also known as Darod , Dawud or Da ' ud , is the man traditionally held to be the common ancestor of the Somali Darod ___MASK9___ . According to early Islamic books and local ___MASK84___ , Abdirahman is believed to have descended from Aqeel ibn Abi Talib , a member of the Banu Hashim and the cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . Ethiopia ('), officially known as the Federal Democratic ___MASK56___ of Ethiopia "' (     , " yetiyoya Fdralaw Dmokirasyaw Rpebilk " ), is a country located in the Horn of Africa . It shares borders with Eritrea to the north and northeast , Djibouti and Somalia to the east , Sudan and South Sudan to the west , and Kenya to the south . With nearly 100 million inhabitants , Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked country in the world , as well as the second - most populous nation on the African ___MASK1___ after Nigeria . It occupies a total area of , and its capital and largest city is Addis Ababa . Somalia ( '), officially the Federal ___MASK56___ of Somalia , is a country located in the Horn of Africa . It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west , Djibouti to the northwest , the Gulf of Aden to the north , the Indian ___MASK36___ to the east , and Kenya to the southwest . Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa ' s mainland , and its terrain consists mainly of plateaus , plains and highlands . Climatically , hot conditions prevail year - round , with periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall . The Ethiopian Somali Regional ___MASK30___ is the easternmost of the nine ethnic divisions (" kililoch ") of Ethiopia . It is often called Soomaali Galbeed (" Western Somalia ") on account of its geographical position within the Greater Somalia matrix . The ___MASK30___ borders the Ethiopian regions of Oromia , Afar and Dire Dawa ( Diridhawa ) to the west , as well as Djibouti to the north , Somalia to the north , east and south , and Kenya to the south - west .