Côte française des Somalis French Somali Coast Colony (1896-1946) Overseas territory (1946-1967) ←   ←   ← 1896–1967 → Flag Location of French Somaliland in 1908 Capital Djibouti Language(s) French, Arabic Religion Islam, Christianity Government Dependent territory Governor  - 1896-1899 Léonce Lagarde  - 1966-1967 Louis Saget Historical era New Imperialism  - Established May 20, 1896  - Italian invasion June 18, 1940  - British occupation December 28, 1942  - Status changed to overseas territory October 27, 1946  - Renamed July 5, 1967 Area  - 1963 23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi) Population  - 1963 est. 100,000       Density 4.3 /km2  (11.2 /sq mi) Currency French franc (1896-1949) Djiboutian franc (1949-1967)

French Somaliland (French: Côte française des Somalis) was a French colony in the Horn of Africa. Established after the French signed various treaties between 1883 and 1887 with the then ruling Somali Sultans,^[1] it lasted from 1896^[2] until 1967, when it was renamed the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas. French Somaliland occupied the territory of present-day Djibouti.

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• List of colonial heads of French Somaliland

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