Djibouti
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Djibouti
Official name: | Republic of Djibouti |
Capital: | Djibouti |
Area: | total: 23,000 sq km water: 20 sq km land: 22,980 sq km |
Climate: | desert; torrid, dry |
Location: | Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia |
Geographic coordinates: | 11 30 N, 43 00 E |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than Massachusetts |
Land boundaries: | total: 516 km border countries: Eritrea 109 km, Ethiopia 349 km, Somalia 58 km |
Coastline: | 314 km |
Terrain: | coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Lac Assal -155 m highest point: Moussa Ali 2,028 m |
Map of Djibouti