Djibouti, as the Port of Djibouti is now serving as landlocked Ethiopia's primary link to the sea. Faced with a multitude of economic difficulties, the government has fallen into arrears on long-term external debt and has been struggling to meet the stipulations of foreign aid donors.
Djibouti was ranked the 177th safest investment destination in the world in the March 2011 Euromoney Country Risk rankings
