埃塞俄比亚位于红海西南的东非高原上,属内陆高原国家。世界闻名的东非大裂谷纵贯全境,素有“非洲屋脊”之称。埃塞俄比亚首都亚的斯亚贝巴坐落在海拔2400米的高原上,是非洲最高的城市。占世界陆地面积近20%的非洲只有世界6%的铁路线,而埃塞俄比亚有史以来仅有的一条窄轨铁路也早已废弃,当地居民出行只能靠几辆“招手停”式的小巴。 Ethiopia is located on the East African plateau southwest of the Red Sea and belongs to an inland plateau country. The world-famous Great Rift Valley runs through the whole territory, known as “the roof of Africa,” said. Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is situated on a plateau 2,400 meters above sea level and is the tallest city in Africa. Africa, which accounts for nearly 20% of the world’s land area, has only 6% of the world’s railways. The only narrow-gauge railway ever built in Ethiopia has long been abandoned. Local residents can only rely on several “beck and call” minibuses .