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Area > Comparative slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Area > Land	1,119,683 sq km		[26th of 238]
Area > Total	1,127,127 sq km		[33rd of 250]
Capital city with population	Addis Ababa - 2,200,186
Climate tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Ras Dejen 4,533 m
Forested Land	4.2%		[167th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	8 00 N, 38 00 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Djibouti 349 km, Eritrea 912 km, Kenya 861 km, Somalia 1,600 km, Sudan 1,606 km
Land use > Arable land	10.01%		[112nd of 258]
Largest city population	2,431,000		[41st of 174]
Largest city with population	Addis Ababa - 2,200,186
Location Eastern Africa, west of Somalia
Map references Africa
Natural hazards geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts
Natural resources small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower
Population density	53.3 people per sqkm		[138th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	71.26 people/m²		[108th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	1,104,300 km²		[26th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Ras Dejen

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