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Djibouti Geography
Djibouti Geography: A summary of information about Djibouti Geography, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Djibouti: Geography
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: 22,000 sq km land: 21,980 sq km water: 20 sq km
Area - comparative
slightly smaller than Massachusetts
Land boundaries
total: 508 km border countries: Eritrea 113 km, Ethiopia 337 km, Somalia 58 km
Coastline
314 km
Maritime claims
contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm 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 highest point: Moussa Ali 2,028 m
Natural resources
geothermal areas
Land use
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 9% forests and woodland: 0% other: 91% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land
NA sq km
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; desertification
Environment - international agreements
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, 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
