Eritrea - An Overview
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The official name of Eritrea is the State of Eritrea. The word Eritrea derived from the Greek word Eritrea which means red land. The Capital of Eritrea is Asmara.
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The official name of Eritrea is the State of Eritrea. The word Eritrea derived from the Greek word Eritrea which means red land. The Capital of Eritrea is Asmara. The State of Eritrea is bordered by Sudan in the west side, bordered by Ethiopia in the south side and bordered by Djibouti in the south east side. The violations of human rights are common in the Eritrea. The Eritrea is state of one party in which elections have been frequently postponed. Eritrea has no private owned news media. Eritrea is only the African country which has no private owned media. In 2001 the independent media has banned by the government and still it is banned. The State of Eritrea is divided in to six regions and then these regions are sub divided in to the districts.
The Central region is divided in to further divided regions. The sub regions names are Berikh, Serejake, Debubawi Mi’erab, Debubawi, Asmara and Mi’erab. The southern region is sub divided in to other regions. The names of sub regions are Adi Keyh, Adi Quala, Areza, Mai Ayni, Dekemhare, Debarwa, Tserona, Segeneiti, Senafe and Mai Mne.The third region of Eritrea is Gash-Barka. The sub regions names are Agordat, Barentu, Dghe, Forto, Gogne, Haykota, Logo-Anseba, Mensura, Mogolo, Molki, Guluj, Tesseney, Le’elay Gash and Shambuko. The fourth region of Eritrea is Anseba. The Anseba is then divided in to sub regions which are Adi Tekelezan, Asmat, Geleb, Halhal, Habero, Keren, Kerkebet. The fifth region of Eritrea is Northern Red Sea. The Northern Red Sea is sub divided in to Afabet, Karura, Massawa, Nakfa, She’eb, Foro and Ghinda.
The sixth region of Eritrea is Southern Red Sea. The Southern Red Sea is sub divided in to the Are’eta, Southern Dankalia, Assab and Central Dankalia. The Government of Eritrea is making efforts to better the foreign relations. Eritrea is the member of African Union. The relation of Eritrea with United State is short and not good. In 1973 to 1977 the United States army operated in Kagnew Station of Eritrea. The relations between Eritrea and United States became more worsened in October 2008 when Jendayi Frazer who is the United States Assistant Secretary of State called the State of Eritrea a ‘State sponsor of terrorism’. The United States added Eritrea in the list of rogue states with Iran and Sudan.
The Eritrea relationship with Italy and the European Union are strong. The Dutch Ambassador also took the official visit to the Eritrea for bilateral talks with Presidents. These meetings were held in Massawa. The economy of Eritrea is moderate and it is severely hurt during the Eritrean Ethiopian war. Many of peoples are related with the agriculture. 80% of the population is involved in farming and herding. The GDP growth rate is 3.6% annually. There is no official language of Eritrea many languages are spoken by the people. The Tigrinya and Arabic are the two main languages which are major languages for official purposes. Many of people can understand English and Italian.
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