Its saline Lake (*) Assal is the lowest point in Africa.
A fissure volcano in this country is Ardoukoba, which last erupted in 1978. The only forested areas in this country lie within its Goda Mountains. Deforestation is an issue for this country's Day Forest National Park, which is surrounded by desert. This country's capital lies on the Gulf of Tadjoura, which is connected to Lake Ghoubet. Its saline Lake (*) Assal is the lowest point in Africa. In the 20th century, this country was briefly known as the French Territory of the Afars and Issas, and those two factions fought in a civil war here as the FRUD was being excluded from the government of Hassan Gouled. This country's location at the boundary between the ► Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden makes it an important trading center. For 10 points, name this small African country located near the Bab-el-Mandeb, bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia.
A fissure volcano in this country is Ardoukoba, which last erupted in 1978.
Republic of Djibouti