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The State of Eritrea is a sovereign country located in
Northeast Africa.[1]
Eritrea is bordered by Sudan in
the west, Ethiopia in the
south, and Djibouti in the
southeast. The east and northeast of the country have an extensive
coastline on the Red Sea,
directly across from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Dahlak Archipelago and several of
the Hanish
Islands are part of Eritrea.
Eritrea was conquered by Italy and formally consolidated into a
colony by the Italian government on January 1, 1890. In 1936 it
became a province of Italian East Africa (Africa Orientale
Italiana), along with Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland. The British
expelled the Italians in 1941.[2]
Increasing unrest and resistance in Eritrea against the
federation with Ethiopia eventually led to a decision by the
Ethiopian government to annex Eritrea as its 14th province in 1962.
An Eritrean independence movement formed in the early 1960s which
later erupted into a 31 year long civil war against successive Ethiopian
governments that ended in 1991. Following a UN supervised
referendum in Eritrea dubbed UNOVER in which the Eritrean people
overwhelmingly voted for independence from Ethiopia, Eritrea
declared its independence and gained international recognition in
1993.[3]
Eritrea's constitution, adopted in 1997, stipulates that the state
is a presidential republic with a unicameral parliamentary democracy. The
constitution, however, has not yet been implemented fully due to,
according to the government, the prevailing border conflict with
Ethiopia which began in May 1998.
Eritrea is a multilingual and multicultural country with two
dominant religions (Coptic
Orthodox Christianity and Islam) and nine ethnic groups. The country's
dominant language is Tigrinya, natively spoken by around
50% of the population. Along with Tigrinya, Arabic and English are
used for official communication. English is also used in all of the
government's international communication and is the language of
instruction in all education beyond 5th grade.[4]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical
guide to Eritrea:
General
reference
An enlargeable basic map of
Eritrea
Geography
of Eritrea
An enlargeable topographic map of
Eritrea
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Ethiopia 912 km
Sudan 605 km
Djibouti 109 km
Environment of Eritrea
An enlargeable satellite image of
Eritrea
Natural geographic
features of Eritrea
Main article: Landforms
of Eritrea
Regions of
Eritrea
Ecoregions
of Eritrea
- Main article: Ecoregions in Eritrea
Administrative divisions
of Eritrea
- Main article: Administrative divisions of
Eritrea
Regions of
Eritrea
Districts
of Eritrea
Municipalities of
Eritrea
Demography
of Eritrea
- Main article: Demographics of
Eritrea
Government and politics of
Eritrea
- Main article: Government of
Eritrea and Politics of Eritrea
Branches of the
government of Eritrea
Executive branch
of the government of Eritrea
Legislative
branch of the government of Eritrea
Judicial branch
of the government of Eritrea
Main article: Court
system of Eritrea
Foreign relations of
Eritrea
International
organization membership
The State of Eritrea is a member of: [1]
Law and
order in Eritrea
- Main article: Law of Eritrea
Military of
Eritrea
- Main article: Military of Eritrea
- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Eritrea
- Military ranks of Eritrea
Local government in
Eritrea
Main article: Local
government in Eritrea
History of
Eritrea
- Main article: History of Eritrea, Timeline of the
history of Eritrea, and Current events of Eritrea
- Economic history of Eritrea
- Military history of Eritrea
Culture of
Eritrea
- Main article: Culture of Eritrea
Art in
Eritrea
Sports in
Eritrea
- Main article: Sports in Eritrea
Economy of
Eritrea
- Main article: Economy of Eritrea
Education
in Eritrea
- Main article: Education in Eritrea
Infrastructure of
Eritrea
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