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It is bordered by Ethiopia in the south, Sudan in the west, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea. The nation has a total area of approximately 117,600 km 2 (45,406 sq mi), [9][10] and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands.
Eritrea, country of the Horn of Africa, located on the Red Sea. The country is bounded to the southeast by Djibouti, to the south by Ethiopia, to the west by Sudan, and to the east by the Red Sea. Its capital and largest city is Asmara. Learn more about Eritrea in this article.
Eritrea is an ancient name, associated in the past with its Greek form Erythraia, Ἐρυθραία, and its derived Latin form Erythræa. This name relates to that of the Red Sea, then called the Erythræan Sea, from the Greek for "red", ἐρυθρός, erythros. But earlier Eritrea was called Mdre Bahri. [1]
Eritrea won independence from Italian colonial control in 1941, but the UN only established it as an autonomous region within the Ethiopian federation in 1952, after a decade of British administrative control.
Eritrea won independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a 30-year war, but has been plagued by repression at home and tense relations with its neighbours. Bordered by Sudan, Ethiopia and...
hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviest June to September); semiarid in western hills and lowlands.
History of Eritrea, survey of the notable events and people in the history of Eritrea from prehistory to the present. Located on the Red Sea in the Horn of Africa, Eritrea has long been an important centre of trade, with many bustling ports along its coast.
Eritrea is an Eastern African country located in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres of the Earth. Three countries border Eritrea. These are Ethiopia, Sudan, and Djibouti to the south, west, and southeast respectively. Eritrea has an extensive coastline on the Red Sea to the north and east.
Eritrea faced new international condemnation and US sanctions in mid-2021 for its participation in the war in Ethiopia’s Tigray Regional State, where Eritrean forces were found to have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Key facts about Eritrea and its people, including figures for area, population, main languages, religions, exports, and more.