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Ethiopia Geography 1995 https://theodora.com/wfb/1995/ethiopia/ethiopia_geography.html SOURCE: 1995 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location: Eastern Africa, between Somalia and Sudan Map references: Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World Area:
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:
Irrigated land: 1,620 sq km (1989 est.) Environment:
Note:
landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de
jure independence of Eritrea on 27 April 1993
NOTE: The information regarding Ethiopia on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ethiopia Geography 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ethiopia Geography 1995 should be addressed to the CIA. |