| Guide to Ethiopia |
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| Traveller's Guide |
| Addis Ababa |
| Historic Route |
| East to Harar |
| Rift Valley Lakes |
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| Ethiopia | UK | USA | |||
| Total area of country | 1,127,000 sq km | 245,000 sq km | 9,629,000 sq km | ||
| Land area | 1,120,000 sq km | 242,000 sq km | 9,159,000 sq km | ||
| Water area | 7,000 sq km | 3,000 sq km | 470,000 sq km |
Ethiopia borders on Djibouti and Eritrea in the north, Sudan in the west, Kenya in the south, and Somalia in the east.
| Ethiopia | UK | USA | |||
| Highest point | Mt. Ras Dashen 4,620m | Ben Nevis 1,343m | Mt McKinley 6194m | ||
| Lowest point | Danakil Depression -125m | Fens -4m | Death Valley -86m |
Natural resources of Ethiopia: gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower.
| Ethiopia | UK | USA | |||
| Arable land | 12 % | 25 % | 19 % | ||
| Permanent crops | 1 % | 0 % | 0 % | ||
| Permanent pastures | 40 % | 46 % | 25 % | ||
| Forests and woodland | 25 % | 10 % | 30 % | ||
| Other | 22 % | 19 % | 26 % |
Natural hazards in Ethiopia: geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts.
Environmental problems: deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification.