Djibouti+Geography


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Geography land: 22,980 sq km water: 20 sq km || border countries: Eritrea 109 km, Ethiopia 349 km, Somalia 58 km || contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm || highest point: Moussa Ali 2,028 m || permanent crops: 0% other: 99.96% (2001) ||
 * Location: || Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia ||
 * Geographic coordinates: || 11 30 N, 43 00 E ||
 * Area: || total: 23,000 sq km
 * Area - comparative: || slightly smaller than Massachusetts ||
 * Land boundaries: || total: 516 km
 * Coastline: || 314 km ||
 * Maritime claims: || territorial sea: 12 nm
 * Climate: || desert; torrid, dry ||
 * Terrain: || coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains ||
 * Elevation extremes: || lowest point: Lac Assal -155 m
 * Natural resources: || geothermal areas, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum ||
 * Land use: || arable land: 0.04%
 * 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 ||

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