DJIBOUTI is situated in Northeast Africa, in the Gulf of Aden, and has a Red Sea coastline in the East, which mainly consists of white sandy beaches. .

Inland is semi-desert and desert, with steppes, and volcanic mountain ranges.

The capital, Djibouti, lies on the coast, in the South of the country, with Lake Assal 100km (60miles) inland, and Lake Abbe, in the West, straddling the border with Ethiopia.

A very hot climate, with very low rainfall.