Eritrea at a glance        0  586 reads

Geography
Area: 125,000 sq. km. (48,000 sq. mi.); about the size of Pennsylvania.
Cities: Capital--Asmara (est. pop. 435,000). Other cities--Keren (57,000); Assab (28,000); Massawa (25,000); Afabet (25,000); Tessenie (25,000); Mendefera (25,000); Dekemhare (20,000); Adekeieh (15,000); Barentu (15,000); Ghinda (15,000).
Terrain: Central highlands straddle escarpment associated with Rift Valley, dry coastal plains, and western lowlands.
Climate: Temperate in the highlands; hot in the lowlands.

People
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Eritrean(s).
Population (2010 est.): 5.6 million.
Annual population growth rate: 2.5%.
Ethnic groups: Tigrinya 50%, Tigre 31.4%, Saho 5%, Afar 5%, Beja 2.5%, Bilen 2.1%, Kunama 2%, Nara 1.5%, and Rashaida 0.5%.
Religions: Christian 50%, mostly Orthodox, Muslim 48%, indigenous beliefs 2%.
Education: Years compulsory--none. Attendance--elementary (net 2002) 45.2%; secondary (net 2002) 21.2%.
Health: Infant mortality rate (2003)--43/1,000.
Life expectancy--61 yrs.
Work force: Agriculture (2009)--17.3%; Services--59.5%Industry--23.2%.

Government
Type: Transitional government.
Independence: Eritrea officially celebrated its independence on May 24, 1993.
Constitution: Ratified May 24, 1997, but not yet implemented. Branches: Executive--president, cabinet. Legislative--Transitional National Assembly (does not meet).
Judicial--Supreme Court. Administrative subdivisions: Six administrative regions. Political party: People's Front for Democracy and Justice (name adopted by the Eritrean People's Liberation Front when it established itself as a political party).
Suffrage: Universal, age 18 and above (although no national elections have been held).
Central government budget (2005 est.): $485 million.
Defense (2004 est.): $185 million.

Economy
Real GDP (2009 est.): $1.87 billion.
Annual growth rate (2009 est.): 3.6%.
Per capita GNI (2008, World Bank): $640 (purchasing power parity); $300 (Atlas method).
Avg. inflation rate (2008 est.): 18%. Mineral resources: Gold, copper, iron ore, potash, oil.
Agriculture (24% of GDP in 2007): Products--millet, sorghum, teff, wheat, barley, flax, cotton, papayas, citrus fruits, bananas, beans and lentils, potatoes, vegetables, fish, dairy products, meat, and skins. Cultivated land--10% of arable land.
Industry (19% of GDP in 2007): Types--processed food and dairy products, alcoholic beverages, leather goods, textiles, chemicals, cement and other construction materials, salt, paper, and matches.
Trade:
Exports (2005 est.)--$12 million: skins, meat, live sheep and cattle, gum arabic. Major markets--Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Yemen), Europe (Italy), Djibouti, and Sudan. Imports (2005 est.)--$474 million: food, military materiel, and fuel, manufactured goods, machinery and transportation equipment. Major suppliers--U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Italy, Germany, Belgium.

Background


Eritrea was awarded to Ethiopia in 1952 as part of a federation. Ethiopia's annexation of Eritrea as a province 10 years later sparked a 30-year struggle for independence that ended in 1991 with Eritrean rebels defeating governmental forces; independence was overwhelmingly approved in a 1993 referendum. A two-and-a-half-year border war with Ethiopia that erupted in 1998 ended under UN auspices in December 2000. Eritrea currently hosts a UN peacekeeping operation that is monitoring a 25 km-wide Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) on the border with Ethiopia. An international commission, organized to resolve the border dispute, posted its findings in 2002. However, both parties have been unable to reach agreement on implementing the decision. On 30 November 2007, the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission remotely demarcated the border by coordinates and dissolved itself, leaving Ethiopia still occupying several tracts of disputed territory, including the town of Badme. Eritrea accepted the EEBC's "virtual demarcation" decision and called on Ethiopia to remove its troops from the TSZ which it states is Eritrean territory. Ethiopia has not accepted the virtual demarcation decision.

SOURCES
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Eritrea, State of Eritrea, Hagere Ertra, Ertra

Identification
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Country name Eritrea
Country name > Conventional long form State of Eritrea
Country name > Conventional short form Eritrea
Country name > Former
Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia
Country name > Local long form Hagere Ertra
Country name > Local short form Ertra
ISO code 232
ISO long ERI
ISO short
ER
Native names Ertra, ارتريا
Oceanographic code
ER
Translation > Catalan
Eritrea
Translation > French Érythrée
Translation > German
Eritrea
Translation > Italian
Eritrea
Translation > Portugese Eritreia
Translation > Spanish
Eritrea
UN code 232


SOURCES
CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Microsoft.com; Wkipedia; IOC country codes

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Eritrea, State of Eritrea, Hagere Ertra, Ertra

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Education > Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment
Education > Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment
Education > School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross
Education > School enrollment, preprimary > % gross
Education > School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross
Education > School enrollment, primary, female > % gross
Education > School enrollment, primary, female > % net
Education > School enrollment, primary > % gross
Education > School enrollment, primary, male > % gross
Education > School enrollment, primary, male > % net
Education > School enrollment, primary > % net
Education > School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary
Education > School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross
Education > School enrollment, secondary, female > % net
Education > School enrollment, secondary > % gross
Education > School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross
Education > School enrollment, secondary, male > % net
Education > School enrollment, secondary > % net
Education > School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary
Education > School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross
Education > School enrollment, tertiary > % gross
Education > School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross
Education > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary
Education > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male
Education > Scientific and technical journal articles
Education > Secondary education, general pupils
Education > Secondary education, general pupils (per capita)
Education > Secondary education, pupils
Education > Secondary education, pupils > % female
Education > Secondary education, pupils (per capita)
Education > Secondary education, teachers
Education > Secondary education, teachers > % female
Education > Secondary education, teachers (per capita)
Education > Secondary education, vocational pupils
Education > Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita)
Education > Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers
Education > Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers
Education > Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers
Energy > Electricity > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
Energy > Oil Consumption Test (per capita)
Energy > Oil Consumption Test Test (per capita)
Energy > Other biomass and wastes > Statistical differences (per capita)
Energy > Vegetal Waste > Consumption by households
Energy > Vegetal Waste > Consumption by other consumers
Energy > Vegetal Waste > Consumption by other consumers (per capita)
Environment > Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI
Environment > Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI
Environment > CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP
Environment > CO2 emissions > kt
Environment > CO2 emissions > kt (per capita)
Environment > CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating
Environment > Forest area > % of land area
Environment > Forest area > sq. km
Environment > Forest area > sq. km (per capita)
Environment > PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter
Geography > Land area > sq. km
Geography > Land area > sq. km (per capita)
Geography > Population density > people per sq. km
Geography > Surface area > sq. km
Geography > Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
Government > CPIA equity of public resource use rating
Government > CPIA quality of public administration rating
Government > General government final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$
Government > General government final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)
Government > General government final consumption expenditure > current US$
Government > General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per capita)
Government > Policy uncertainty > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
Government > Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > %
Government > Procedures to build a warehouse > number
Government > Procedures to build a warehouse > number (per capita)
Government > Procedures to enforce a contract > number
Government > Procedures to enforce a contract > number (per capita)
Government > Procedures to register property > number
Government > Procedures to register property > number (per capita)
Government > Start-up procedures to register a business > number
Government > Start-up procedures to register a business > number (per capita)
Government > Time required to build a warehouse > days
Government > Time required to enforce a contract > days
Government > Time required to register property > days
Government > Time required to start a business > days
Government > Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours
Government > Time to resolve insolvency > years
Health > Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
Health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total
Health > expenditure per capita > current US$
Health > expenditure, private > % of GDP
Health > expenditure, public > % of GDP
Health > expenditure, total > % of GDP
Health > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV
Health > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months
Health > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months
Health > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access
Health > Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access
Health > Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access
Health > Improved water source > % of population with access
Health > Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access
Health > Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access
Health > Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people
Health > Life expectancy at birth, female > years
Health > Life expectancy at birth, male > years
Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > years
Health > Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health
Health > Physicians > per 1,000 people
Health > Prevalence of HIV, total > % of population ages 15-49
Health > Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %
Health > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases
Immigration > International migration stock > % of population
Immigration > International migration stock, total
Immigration > Net migration
Immigration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum
Immigration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum (per capita)
Immigration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin
Industry > Changes in inventories > current US$
Industry > Changes in inventories > current US$ (per capita)
Industry > Machinery and transport equipment > % of value added in manufacturing
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > annual % growth
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > constant 2000 US$
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > current US$
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > current US$ (per capita)
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)
Industry > Other manufacturing > % of value added in manufacturing
Industry > value added > annual % growth
Industry > value added > constant 2000 US$
Industry > value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)
Industry > value added > current US$
Industry > value added > current US$ (per capita)
Industry > value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps (per capita)
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps (per $ GDP)
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month
Labor > CPIA building human resources rating
Labor > Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment
Labor > Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment
Labor > Employment in agriculture > % of total employment
Labor > Employment in industry > % of total employment
Labor > Employees, industry, male > % of male employment
Labor > Firing cost > weeks of wages
Labor > force, female > % of total labor force
Labor > force participation rate, female > % of female population ages 15-64
Labor > force participation rate, total > % of total population ages 15-64
Labor > force, total
Labor > force, total (per capita)
Labor > regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
Labor > Rigidity of employment index
Labor > Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment
Labor > Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$
Labor > Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$ (per capita)
Labor > Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$ (per $ GDP)
Labor > Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received > US$
Labor > Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received > US$ (per capita)
Labor > Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received > US$ (per $ GDP)
Media > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service exports
Media > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports
Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people
Media > Households with television > %
Media > International voice traffic > out and in, minutes
Media > International voice traffic > out and in, minutes (per capita)
Media > Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$
Media > Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$ (per capita)
Media > Mobile phone subscribers
Media > Mobile phone subscribers (per capita)
Media > Personal computers
Media > Personal computers (per capita)
Media > Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month
Media > Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes
Media > Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes (per capita)
Media > Telephone employees, total
Media > Telephone employees, total (per capita)
Media > Telephone mainlines
Media > Telephone mainlines (per capita)
Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular (per capita)
Media > Televisions (per capita)
Media > Telecommunications revenue > % GDP
Media > Telephone subscribers
Media > Telephone subscribers per employee
Media > Telephone subscribers (per capita)
Military > Arms imports > constant 1990 US$
Military > personnel
People > CPIA social protection rating
People > Population ages 15-64 > % of total
People > Population ages 65 and above > % of total
People > Population, female > % of total
People > Rural population
People > Urban population
People > Urban population (per capita)
Taxation > Average time to clear customs > days
Taxation > CPIA fiscal policy rating
Taxation > Net taxes on products > current US$
Taxation > Net taxes on products > current US$ (per capita)
Taxation > Net taxes on products > current US$ (per $ GDP)
Taxation > Tax payments > number
Taxation > Tax payments > number (per capita)
Taxation > Tax rates > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
Taxation > Total tax rate > % of profit
Transportation > Rail lines > total route-km
Transportation > Roads, paved > % of total roads
Transportation > Roads, total network > km

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Crime > Courts > % of managers surveyed lacking confidence in courts to uphold property rights
Economy > Debt > External (per capita)
Economy > Exports
Economy > exports per capita > Exports per capita, US$
Economy > GDP deflator
Economy > Net current transfers > BoP, current US$ (per capita)
Economy > Net income from abroad > current US$ (per capita)
Education > Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level
Education > Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment
Education > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female
Energy > Electricity > Solar > Production > Public
Energy > Vegetal Waste > Consumption by households and other consumers
Health > % of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural
Media > Television receivers

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Crime > Courts > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
Economy > Budget > Revenues
Economy > Finance > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
Economy > International tourism, receipts > % of total exports
Education > Children out of school, primary, female (per capita)
Education > Children out of school, primary, male (per capita)
Education > Children out of school, primary (per capita)
Energy > Electricity > Consumption in agriculture
Energy > Electricity > Power plant capacity > Solar
Energy > Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by industry & construction
Energy > Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other industries and construction
Energy > Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita)
Energy > Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport (per capita)
Energy > Motor Gasoline > Net inland availability (per capita)
Energy > Residual Fuel Oil > Bunkers
Energy > Residual Fuel Oil > Bunkers (per capita)
Energy > Vegetal Waste > Consumption by households (per capita)
Environment > Total renewable water resources
Government > Management time dealing with officials > % of management time
Health > Contraception
Media > Television receivers (per capita)
People > Jewish population > By country > Jews > Estimated number of Jews

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Economy > Net income from abroad > current US$
Education > Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men
Education > Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women
Energy > Electrical outages > days
Energy > Electricity > Power plant capacity > Public solar
Energy > Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by industry & construction (per capita)
Energy > Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other industries and construction (per capita)
Energy > Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by other consumers (per capita)
Energy > Motor Gasoline > Gross inland availability (per capita)
Energy > Other biomass and wastes > Consumption by other consumers
Energy > Other biomass and wastes > Conversion in other energy-producing plants
Energy > Other biomass and wastes > Conversion to other forms of energy
Energy > Other biomass and wastes > Conversion to other forms of energy (per capita)
Energy > Vegetal Waste > Energy balance requirement
Energy > Vegetal Waste > Gross inland availability
Energy > Vegetal Waste > Net inland availability
Energy > Vegetal Waste > Production
Energy > Vegetal Waste > Statistical differences (per capita)
Health > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health
Health > Malaria prevention, use of insecticide-treated bed nets > % of under-5 population
Labor > Employees, industry, female > % of female employment

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Agriculture > Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)
Agriculture > value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)
Economy > Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio
Economy > External debt, total > DOD, current US$ (per $ GDP)
Education > Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level
Energy > Bagasse > Statistical differences (per capita)
Energy > Electricity > Energy balance requirement (per capita)
Energy > Electricity > Solar > Production > Public (per capita)
Energy > Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by other consumers
Energy > Other biomass and wastes > Conversion in other energy-producing plants (per capita)
Energy > Vegetal Waste > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)
Health > Malaria % under-fives with fever receiving anti-malarial drugs
Health > % of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total
Immigration > Net migration (per capita)
Labor > skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
Media > Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes (per $ GDP)
Media > Television broadcast stations (per capita)
People > Education expenditures
Religion > Islam > Shia to Muslim

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Economy > Budget > Revenues (per capita)
Economy > Imports
Education > Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita)
Energy > Electricity > Consumption in agriculture (per capita)
Energy > Electricity > Energy balance requirement
Energy > Kerosene > Consumption by other consumers
Energy > Other biomass and wastes > Consumption by other consumers (per capita)
Health > ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider
Immigration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin (per capita)
Industry > Textiles and clothing > % of value added in manufacturing
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