GEOGRAPHY
Djibouti is part of the African
continent bounded to the northeast and east by the Red Sea, the
southeast by Somalia, the southwest by Ethiopia and to the north
by Eritrea. The country is a barren strip of land around the Gulf
of Tadjoura, varying in width from 20km (12 miles) to 90km (56
miles), with a coastline of 300km (188 miles), much of it white
sandy beaches. Inland is semi-desert and desert, with thorn bushes,
steppes and volcanic mountain ranges.
Official Name: Republic
of Djibouti
Area: 21,883 sq. km. (8,450 sq. mi.); about the size of
Massachusetts.
Cities: Capital--Djibouti. Other cities--Dikhil, Ali-Sabieh,
Obock, Tadjoura.
Terrain: Coastal desert.
Climate: Torrid and dry.
