Djibouti operates on East Africa Time (EAT), which is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+3). The country does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset remains constant throughout the year.
All of Djibouti follows the same timezone. Major cities including Djibouti City, Ali Sabieh, Tadjoura, and Obock all observe EAT. Djibouti City, the capital and largest city, is home to over two-thirds of the country's population.
Djibouti is strategically located at the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. Lake Assal in Djibouti is the lowest point in Africa and the third-lowest on Earth. The country hosts military bases from multiple nations including the United States, China, France, and Japan.