Administrative divisions
6 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
Anseba RegionDebub RegionGash-Barka RegionMaekel RegionNorthen Red Sea RegionSouthern Red Sea Region
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 121,800 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | 78,110 km²Marine Regions [2024] |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 6 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and SudanCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 2,234 km (mainland on Red Sea 1,151 km; islands in Red Sea 1,083 km)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 1,840 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | Djibouti 125 km; Ethiopia 1,033 km; Sudan 682 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Terrain | dominated by extension of Ethiopian north-south trending highlands, descending on the east to a coastal desert plain, on the northwest to hilly terrain and on the southwest to flat-to-rolling plainsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Climate | hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviest June to September); semiarid in western hills and lowlandsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fishCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Soira 3,018 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | near Kulul within the Danakil Depression -75 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | 853 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Area (comparative) | slightly smaller than PennsylvaniaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | frequent droughts, rare earthquakes and volcanoes; locust swarms volcanism: Dubbi (1,625 m), which last erupted in 1861, was the country's only historically active volcano until Nabro (2,218 m) came to life in 2011CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
