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Djibouti, Africa
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Djibouti has a strategic location near world's busiest shipping lanes and is close to Arabian oilfields. Djibouti provides services as both a transit port for the region and an international transshipment and refueling center. It is also the terminus of rail traffic into Ethiopia and consists mostly of wasteland. It is also the location of Lac Assal (Lake Assal), which is the lowest point in Africa.

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