Djiboutian Geography, Djibouti Geography
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Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
Geographic coordinates: 11 30 N, 43 00 E
Map references: Africa
Area: Total: 23,000 sq km land: 22,980 sq km water: 20 sq km
Area - comparative: Slightly smaller than Massachusetts
Land boundaries: Total: 516 km border countries: Eritrea 109 km, Ethiopia 349 km, Somalia 58 km
Coastline: 314 km
Maritime claims: Territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate: Desert; torrid, dry
Terrain: Coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains
Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Lac Assal -155 m highest point: Moussa Ali 2,028 m
Natural resources: Geothermal areas, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum
Land use: Arable land: 0.04% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.96% (2001)
Irrigated land: 10 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards: Earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods
Environment - current issues: Inadequate supplies of potable water; limited arable land; desertification; endangered species
Environment - international agreements: Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note: Strategic location near world's busiest shipping lanes and close to Arabian oilfields; terminus of rail traffic into Ethiopia; mostly wasteland; Lac Assal (Lake Assal) is the lowest point in Africa
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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