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Eritrea has a single-party National Assembly governed by the People's Front for Democracy and Justice or PFDJ (originally Eritrean Liberation Front), a totalitarian government. From the time of independence since 30 May 1991, the country has been continuing with a transitional government elected during the elections in April 1993.
Regions of Eritrea. Eritrea is divided into six regions (zobas) and subdivided into subregions ("sub-zobas"). The geographical extent of the regions is based on their respective hydrological properties.
The subregions of Eritrea. The six regions of Eritrea are divided into administrative subregions (Tigrinya: ንኡስ ... (6 Suppl). doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.61.
Eritrea (/ ˌ ɛr ɪ ˈ t r iː ə / ⓘ ERR-ih-TREE-ə or /-ˈ t r eɪ-/- TRAY-;, [20] [21] [22] 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 ...
Along with Agame in eastern Tigray, it was the main center of Aksumite culture, with a distinct sub-culture that separated the two regions from that of Central Tigray (Shire, Axum, Yeha), Central Eritrea (Serae, Hamasien, and Adulis), and frontier areas in northern Eritrea and the southern regions of Wag, Lasta and Angot in Ethiopia. [6] [7]
ISO 3166-2:ER is the entry for Eritrea in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. Currently for Eritrea, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 6 ...
Geography of Eritrea. Eritrea is: a country; Location: Eastern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere; Africa. North Africa; East Africa. Horn of Africa; Time zone: East Africa Time ; Extreme points of Eritrea High: Emba Soira 3,018 m (9,902 ft) Low: Lake Kulul −75 m (−246 ft) Land boundaries: 1,626 km Ethiopia 912 km Sudan 605 km Djibouti 109 km
The distribution of rainfall and vegetation types varies markedly throughout the country. Eritrean climate varies on the basis of seasonal and altitudinal differences. Based on variations in temperature Eritrea can be broadly divided into three major climate zones: a temperate zone, a subtropical climate zone and a tropical climate zone. [1]