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Ethiopia Geography 1996

Location:

Eastern Africa, west of Somalia

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total area:

1,127,127 sq km

land area:

1,119,683 sq km

comparative area:

slightly less than twice the size of Texas

Land boundaries:

total 5,311 km, Djibouti 337 km, Eritrea 912 km, Kenya 830 km, Somalia 1,626 km, Sudan 1,606 km

Coastline:

none - landlocked

Maritime claims:

none; landlocked

International disputes:

southern half of the boundary with Somalia is a Provisional Administrative Line; territorial dispute with Somalia over the Ogaden

Climate:

tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation

Terrain:

high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley

Natural resources:

small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash

Land use:

arable land:

12%

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

41%

forest and woodland:

24%

other:

22%

Irrigated land:

1,620 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; famine

natural hazards:

geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Desertification, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban

Note:

landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 27 April 1993

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