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Ethiopia is a country in North Eastern Africa, which consists chiefly of elevated irregular tableland, with elevation varying from as low as 113 meters below sea level in Danakil depression up to 4543-meter above sea level at Ras Dashen mountain. It is located between 8° and 18° N, 33° E and 48° E.

Map of Ethiopia

The road to simien Mountain N.P

A sitelite picture of Lake Tana

A mountainous central plateau dominates the country, with an average height above sea level of 1800 to 2400 meters (6000 to 8000 feet). It enjoys a mild climate throughout the year. Bordered by the Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti and Eritrea, Ethiopia is a landlocked country having no coastline but a land boundary of 5,328 kilometers. Ethiopia has an area of 1 1,2 milion square kilometers, of which a 7444-square kilometer area is covered by water. Generally the size of the country is slightly equal that of Texas and California combined. At present it is estimated that 15% of the land is cultivated though 65% of its area is arable.

The Ethiopian highlands cover an area with elevation between 1500 and 4700 meters above sea level. The country has one of the highest mountain and the lowest points in Africa. It could be termed as both the roof and foot of Africa (the Simien Mountains constituting the roof and the Danakil Depression the foot). The mountains rise to over 4,000 meters, the highest peak being the Ras Dashen mountain, with a 4543-meter elevation. The Danakil depression, lying between the highlands and the Red Sea, sinks to 113 meters below sea level.

The highland is a highly populated area, and its soil is continuously being eroded and carried away each year by the Blue Nile, upon which Egypt's agriculture flourishes. A portion of the southern and south-eastern parts of the country is flat landscape and potentially rich in agriculture. Despite the stunning greenery of the south, it surprises one that the population is concentrated more densely in the north.