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ERITREAThe State of Eritrea

GOVERNMENT:

• President--------------------------------- Isaias Afwerki
• Population: ---------------------------- 5,647,168
• Independence:---------- April 25 1993
  
  GEOGRAPHY:
• Area: --------------------- 123,300 sq.km : 45,300 sq mi
• Capital City: ----------------------------- Asmara
• Capital city (Est. pop.)-------------------- 431,000
  
  PEOPLE:
• Languages:------- Tigrinya, Tigre and Arabic are the working languages of Eritrea.
  
  VITAL STATISTICS:
• Literacy:------------------ 20%
• Birth Rate----------------------43/1000
• Unemployment----------------- 20%
  
  ECONOMY:
• Monitary unit .......................... Birr
• Economy:------------ Predominantly agricultural products , cotton, wheat
• Natural Resources---------- Salt , Copper.

Geography:Eritrea is located near the red sea, it bordered by the Sudan on on the north and west, the Red Sea on the north and east