Ethiopia (Capital: Addis Ababa)
Ethiopia has been selected to host the UNFCCC COP32 in Addis Ababa (2027).
Political Features
- Location: Landlocked country in the Horn of Africa; lost access to the sea after Eritrea’s secession in 1993.
- Lies entirely within tropical latitudes.
- Neighbouring countries: Eritrea (North), Djibouti (Northeast), Somalia (East), Kenya (South), South Sudan and Sudan (West).
Geographic Features
- Rivers: Blue Nile, Tekeze, Baro, Shebele, Genale, Awash, Omo River, etc.
- Physiography: Rift Valley, part of East African Rift System;
- Kobar Sink in Denakil plain drops as low as 380 feet (116 metres) below sea level.
- Highest point: Mount Ras Dejen.