Djibouti: Geography#
| Location | Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 11 30 N, 43 00 E 11.5,43.0 |
| Area | total: 23,200 sq km land: 23,180 sq km water: 20 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 23200 DBpedia: 23200 Geoname: 23000 Infoplease: 23000 Britannica: 23200 Wolfram: 23200 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 528 km border countries: Eritrea 125 km, Ethiopia 342 km, Somalia 61 km |
| Coastline | 314 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Lac Assal -155 m highest point: Moussa Ali 2,028 m |
| Highest Mountains | As there is no entry in Wolfram we are listing mountain list of Geonames only: According to Geonames: Musa Ali Terara 2028 m; Mego Aroug 1694 m; Agogittou 1382 m; Data San 1323 m; Sofe 1289 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Terrain | coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains |
| Natural Hazards | earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods volcanism: experiences limited volcanic activity; Ardoukoba (elev. 298 m) last erupted in 1978; Manda-Inakir, located along the Ethiopian border, is also historically active |
| Natural Resource | potential geothermal power, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum |
| Land Use | arable land: 0.09% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.91% (2011) |
| Climate | desert; torrid, dry |
| Irrigated Land | 10.12 sq km (2003) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 0.3 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | 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, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Djibouti; Ali Sabih; Tajurah; Awbuk; Dihil According to Geonames: Djibouti; Dânan; Ali Sabieh; Tadjoura; Obock Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| 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 and the saltiest lake in the world |