Site: dry, torrid, desert Terrain: coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains Situation: Eastern Africa, borders Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, between/borders Eritrea (109 km), Ethiopia (349 km), and Somalia (58 km) Mathematical Location: 11 30 N, 43 00 E
Area
Total Area: 23,200 sq km Land Area: 23,180 sq km Water Area: 20 sq km Coast Line: 314 km Relative Size: slightly smaller than Massachusetts