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Eritrea gained de jure independence in 1993 after an independence referendum. [26] Contemporary Eritrea is a multi-ethnic country with nine recognised ethnic groups, each of which has a distinct language. The most widely spoken languages are Tigrinya and Arabic. The others are Tigre, Saho, Kuinama, Nara, Afar, Beja, Bilen and English. [27]
Similarly, Eritrea and Yemen had a border conflict between 1996 and 1998 over the Hanish Islands and the maritime border, which was resolved in 2000 by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague. Eritrea has improved health care, and is on track to meet its Millennium Development Goals (MDG) for health, in particular child health. [70]
Eritrea (/ ˌ ɛr ɪ ˈ t r iː ə / ⓘ ERR-ih-TREE-ə or /-ˈ t r eɪ-/- TRAY-;, pronounced [ʔer(ɨ)trä] ⓘ), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the south, Sudan in the west, and Djibouti in the southeast.
The location of Eritrea An enlargeable map of the State of Eritrea. Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea is the Italian form of the Greek name Ἐρυθραίᾱ (Erythraíā), meaning "red [land]". With its capital at Asmara, it is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast.
The Bilen in Eritrea represent around 3% of the country's population. [4] They are primarily concentrated in the north-central areas, in and around the city of Keren, and south towards Asmara, the nation's capital. Many of them entered Eritrea from Kush (central Sudan) in the 8th century and settled at Merara, after which they went to Wag and ...
Eritrea, with its current borders, was established as a colony of the Kingdom of Italy in 1889. [23] The colonial period saw a large influx of Italians to the country, particularly during the fascist period.
Asmara (/ æ s ˈ m ɑː r ə / əs-MAHR-ə), or Asmera (Tigrinya: ኣስመራ, romanized: ʾAsmära), is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region. It sits at an elevation of 2,325 metres (7,628 ft), making it the sixth highest capital in the world by altitude and the second highest capital in Africa.
The economy of Eritrea has undergone extreme changes after the War of Independence. It experienced considerable growth in recent years, indicated by an improvement in gross domestic product in 2011 of 8.7 percent and in 2012 of 7.5% over 2011, [ 3 ] and has a total of $8.090 billion as of 2020.