Geography of Djibouti
Djibouti is a small country in the Horn of Africa, bounded by Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia to the west and south, and Somalia to the southeast. To the east it meets the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Most of the country is semi-arid or arid, with sparse rainfall. Lake Assal, a saline lake about 155 m (509 ft) below sea level, is the lowest point on land in Africa and one of the lowest dry-land points on Earth. Only a few other depressions, notably the Dead Sea shoreline and China’s Turfan Depression, reach comparable or greater … Continue