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The State of Eritrea is a country in northern east Africa. The name is derived from the Latin word for Red Sea, Mare Erythraeum. The country is bordered by the Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The east and northeast of the country have an extensive coastline with the Red Sea. Eritrea also includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands.
Modern Eritrea was consolidated into a colony by the Italian government on January 1, 1890. Contemporary Eritrea gained its Independence from Ethiopia after a thirty year war which began on September 1, 1961 and ending on May 29, 1991. The peoples of Eritrea have a long and complex shared history with the neighboring peoples.
Eritrea is officially a parliamentary democracy consisting of six regions and defines itself as a multilingual and multicultural nation. The two dominant religions are Sunni Islam and Orthodox Christianity; there are nine nationalities, each with a different language. There is no official language in Eritrea"Information about the languages of Eritrea". Retrieved 18 July 2006, rather it has several working languages which include Tigrinya, Arabic, Italian and English"Information about the languages of Eritrea". Retrieved 18 July 2006. Eritrea is also a mineral rich country with large deposits of gold, silver and copper.
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[notizia] Lugo, i ragazzi del Liceo organizzano una raccolta viveri pro Eritrea http://bit.ly/1Rvi7t
testnotizie (Testnotizie.it) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:23:55 -0000
[notizia] Lugo, i ragazzi del Liceo organizzano una raccolta viveri pro Eritrea http://bit.ly/1Rvi7t
Eritrea http://cohon.es/Eritrea
CohonesAllNews (CohonesAllNews) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:28:12 -0000
Eritrea http://cohon.es/Eritrea
Born in Eritrea, won in New York - VOA http://bit.ly/4BAJ22
iethiopia (Teddy) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:36:24 -0000
Born in Eritrea, won in New York - VOA http://bit.ly/4BAJ22
@newscientist 3-D map of the region's much more clearer abt the likely consequence of the region (Eritrea, Ethiopia). Gl Wrmng aggravates it
nickrutton (Nick Rutton) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:15:59 -0000
@newscientist 3-D map of the region's much more clearer abt the likely consequence of the region (Eritrea, Ethiopia). Gl Wrmng aggravates it
FT.com / Reportage - Inside the insular and secretive Eritrea http://tinyurl.com/ye97qyq
lynettexv4f (Lynette Curry) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:52:24 -0000
FT.com / Reportage - Inside the insular and secretive Eritrea http://tinyurl.com/ye97qyq
A naturalised American of Eritrea origin who won the New York marathon on Sunday has been criticise for not being... http://bit.ly/3hvgtL
afrodizzie (Israel Mutanhaurwa) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:39:34 -0000
A naturalised American of Eritrea origin who won the New York marathon on Sunday has been criticise for not being... http://bit.ly/3hvgtL
International Network for Higher Education in Africa - Eritrea - Provides a brief overview of the history, current enrollment, governance, administration, research and publications of the country's higher education institutions.
University of Asmara - Eritrea's national university provides information about the university and its campus, its graduate and undergraduate academic programs, diplomas and certificates, admissions, research and publications, administration, alumni, museum and the Consultancy, Training and Testing Center.
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