most of the southern half of the boundary
with Somalia is a Provisional Administrative Line; territorial dispute
with Somalia over the Ogaden; dispute over alignment of boundary with
Eritrea led to armed conflict in 1998, which is still unresolved
despite arbitration efforts

transit hub for heroin originating in Southwest and
Southeast Asia and destined for Europe and North America as well as
cocaine destined for markets in southern Africa; cultivates qat (chat)
for local use and regional export, principally to Djibouti and Somalia