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PROFILE OF ETHIOPIA
Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ethiopia is strategically located at the Horn of Africa, at crossroads between Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. It covers an area of 1.14 million km2 (445,000 square miles). Ethiopia is bordered by Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Eritrea to the north, the Sudan to the west and Kenya to the south.
Its altitude ranges from 148 meters below sea level at the Dallol Depression to 4620 meters above sea level on the Seimen Mountains in the northwest.
Ethiopia is a country of immense contrasts. It has high and rugged mountains, flattopped plateaus, deep gorges, incised river valleys and vast rolling plains
Besides the aforementioned diverse physical features, Ethiopia is also endowed with canyons, gorges and rivers. The major river basins include the Abay (Blue Nile), Awash, Baro, Genale, Omo, Tekeze and Wabi Shebele.
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