Afars and Issas, Republic of Djibouti, Djibouti - a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997

Eritrea, State of Eritrea - an African country north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993

Abyssinia, Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Yaltopya - Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia

Somalia - a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali Peninsula; subject to tribal warfare

Africa - the second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

Africa - the second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

peninsula - a large mass of land projecting into a body of water