!!!Djibouti: Geography ||Location|Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia ||Geographic Coordinates|11 30 N, 43 00 E[{GoogleMap location='11.5,43.0' zoom='4'}] ||Area |''total: ''23,200 sq km\\''land: ''23,180 sq km\\''water: ''20 sq km__\\''We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows:\\[Factbook|https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook]: 23200\\ [DBpedia|http://dbpedia.org]: 23200\\ [Geoname|http://www.geonames.org]: 23000\\ [Infoplease|http://www.infoplease.com]: 23000\\ [Britannica|http://www.britannica.com]: 23200\\ [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: 23200''__\\__Attempted Explanation__: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] ||Land boundaries|''total: ''528 km\\''border countries: ''Eritrea 125 km, Ethiopia 342 km, Somalia 61 km ||Coastline|314 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Lac Assal -155 m\\''highest point: ''Moussa Ali 2,028 m ||Highest Mountains|__As there is no entry in [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com] we are listing mountain list of [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org] only:__\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Musa Ali Terara 2028 m; Mego Aroug 1694 m; Agogittou 1382 m; Data San 1323 m; Sofe 1289 m\\ \\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] ||Terrain|coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains ||Natural Hazards|earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods volcanism: experiences limited volcanic activity; Ardoukoba (elev. 298 m) last erupted in 1978; Manda-Inakir, located along the Ethiopian border, is also historically active ||Natural Resource|potential geothermal power, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum ||Land Use|''arable land: ''0.09%\\''permanent crops: ''0%\\''other: ''99.91% (2011) ||Climate|desert; torrid, dry ||Irrigated Land|10.12 sq km (2003) ||Renewable Water Resources|0.3 cu km (2011) ||Environment_CurrentIssues|inadequate supplies of potable water; limited arable land; desertification; endangered species ||Environment - international agreements|''party to: ''Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands\\''signed, but not ratified: ''none of the selected agreements ||Large Cities|__Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Djibouti; Ali Sabih; Tajurah; Awbuk; Dihil\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Djibouti; Dânan; Ali Sabieh; Tadjoura; Obock\\\\\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] \\[Important Cities|Geography/Africa/Djibouti/Geography/Important_Cities] ||Geography-note|strategic location near world's busiest shipping lanes and close to Arabian oilfields; terminus of rail traffic into Ethiopia; mostly wasteland; Lac Assal (Lake Assal) is the lowest point in Africa and the saltiest lake in the world