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![]() ![]() Ethiopia Geography - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/ethiopia/ethiopia_geography.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 1,221,900 km2
Comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of Texas Land boundaries: 5,141 km total
Coastline: 1,094 km Maritime claim: @m5Territorial sea: 12 nm Disputes: southern half of the boundary with Somalia is a Provisional Administrative Line; possible claim by Somalia based on unification of ethnic Somalis; territorial dispute with Somalia over the Ogaden; separatist movement in Eritrea; antigovernment insurgency in Tigray Climate: tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation; prone to extended droughts Terrain: high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley Natural resources: small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash Land use: 12% arable land; 1% permanent crops; 41% meadows and pastures; 24% forest and woodland; 22% other; includes NEGL% irrigated Environment: geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; famine Note: strategic geopolitical position along world's busiest
shipping lanes and close to Arabian oilfields; major resettlement
project ongoing in rural areas will significantly alter rural geography,
population distribution, and settlement patterns over the next several
decades
NOTE: The information regarding Ethiopia on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ethiopia Geography 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ethiopia Geography 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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