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GeographyLocation
Eastern Africa, west of Somalia Geographic coordinates
8 00 N, 38 00 E
Map references
Africa
Area World Ranking: 27
Total 1,104,300 sq km
Land 1 million sq km Water 104,300 sq km Area - comparative
Slightly less than twice the size of Texas Land boundaries
Total 5,328 km
Border countries Djibouti 349 km, Eritrea 912 km, Kenya 861 km, Somalia 1,600 km, South Sudan 837 km, Sudan 769 km Coastline
0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims
None (landlocked)
Climate
Tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation Terrain
High plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley Elevation extremes
Lowest point Danakil Depression -125 m
Highest point Ras Dejen 4,533 m Natural resources
Small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower Land use
Arable land 10.01%
Permanent crops 0.65% Other 89.34% (2005) Irrigated land
2,900 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources
110 cu km (1987)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
Total 5.56 cu km/yr (6%/0%/94%)
Per capita 72 cu m/yr (2002) Natural hazards
Geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts Volcanism Volcanic activity in the Great Rift Valley; Erta Ale (elev. 613 m), which has caused frequent lava flows in recent years, is the country's most active volcano; Dabbahu became active in 2005, causing evacuations; other historically active volcanoes include Alayta, Dalaffilla, Dallol, Dama Ali, Fentale, Kone, Manda Hararo, and Manda-Inakir Environment - current issues
Deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water shortages in some areas from water-intensive farming and poor management Environment - international agreements
Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection Signed, but not ratified Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea Geography - note
Landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia; three major crops are believed to have originated in Ethiopia: coffee, grain sorghum, and castor bean
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