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Djibouti is in Eastern Africa , bordering the Gulf Of Aden and the Red Sea , between Eritrea and Somalia . Its coordinates are . Djibouti shares 113 km of border with Eritrea , 337 with Ethiopia and 58 with Somalia (total 506 km). It also has 314 km of coastline. Its climate is mostly hot, dry Desert . Mountains in the center of the country separate a Coastal Plain and a Plateau . The lowest point is Lac Assal (−155 m) and the highest is Moussa Ali (2,028 m). Natural Resource s include Geothermal Energy . There is no Arable Land , Irrigation or Permanent Crop s, nor any Forest s. 9% of the country is permanent Pasture land ( 1993 est). Area: ''total:'' 23,000 km² ''land:'' 22,980 km² ''water:'' 20 km² Maritime claims: ''contiguous zone:'' 24 nm (44.4 km) ''exclusive economic zone:'' 200 nm (370.4 km) ''territorial sea:'' 12 nm (22.2 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 Geography - note: strategic location near world's busiest shipping lanes and close to Arabian oilfields; terminus of rail traffic into Ethiopia; mostly wasteland. |
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