Outline of Eritrea

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The State of Eritrea is a sovereign country located in Northeast Africa.[1] Eritrea is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The east and northeast of the country have an extensive coastline on the Red Sea, directly across from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands are part of Eritrea.

Eritrea was conquered by Italy and formally consolidated into a colony by the Italian government on January 1, 1890. In 1936 it became a province of Italian East Africa (Africa Orientale Italiana), along with Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland. The British expelled the Italians in 1941.[2]

Increasing unrest and resistance in Eritrea against the federation with Ethiopia eventually led to a decision by the Ethiopian government to annex Eritrea as its 14th province in 1962. An Eritrean independence movement formed in the early 1960s which later erupted into a 31 year long civil war against successive Ethiopian governments that ended in 1991. Following a UN supervised referendum in Eritrea dubbed UNOVER in which the Eritrean people overwhelmingly voted for independence from Ethiopia, Eritrea declared its independence and gained international recognition in 1993.[3] Eritrea's constitution, adopted in 1997, stipulates that the state is a presidential republic with a unicameral parliamentary democracy. The constitution, however, has not yet been implemented fully due to, according to the government, the prevailing border conflict with Ethiopia which began in May 1998.

Eritrea is a multilingual and multicultural country with two dominant religions (Coptic Orthodox Christianity and Islam) and nine ethnic groups. The country's dominant language is Tigrinya, natively spoken by around 50% of the population. Along with Tigrinya, Arabic and English are used for official communication. English is also used in all of the government's international communication and is the language of instruction in all education beyond 5th grade.[4]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Eritrea:

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[edit] General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Eritrea

[edit] Geography of Eritrea

An enlargeable topographic map of Eritrea
Main article: Geography of Eritrea
 Ethiopia 912 km
 Sudan 605 km
 Djibouti 109 km

[edit] Environment of Eritrea

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Main article: Environment of Eritrea

[edit] Natural geographic features of Eritrea

[edit] Regions of Eritrea

[edit] Ecoregions of Eritrea

Main article: Ecoregions in Eritrea

[edit] Administrative divisions of Eritrea

Main article: Administrative divisions of Eritrea
[edit] Regions of Eritrea
Main article: Regions of Eritrea
[edit] Districts of Eritrea
Main article: Districts of Eritrea
[edit] Municipalities of Eritrea

[edit] Demography of Eritrea

Main article: Demographics of Eritrea

[edit] Government and politics of Eritrea

Main article: Government of Eritrea and Politics of Eritrea

[edit] Branches of the government of Eritrea

Main article: Government of Eritrea

[edit] Executive branch of the government of Eritrea

[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Eritrea

[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Eritrea

Main article: Court system of Eritrea

[edit] Foreign relations of Eritrea

Main article: Foreign relations of Eritrea

[edit] International organization membership

The State of Eritrea is a member of:[1]

[edit] Law and order in Eritrea

Main article: Law of Eritrea

[edit] Military of Eritrea

Main article: Military of Eritrea

[edit] Local government in Eritrea

Main article: Local government in Eritrea

[edit] History of Eritrea

Main article: History of Eritrea, Timeline of the history of Eritrea, and Current events of Eritrea

[edit] Culture of Eritrea

Main article: Culture of Eritrea

[edit] Art in Eritrea

[edit] Sports in Eritrea

Main article: Sports in Eritrea

[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Eritrea

Main article: Economy of Eritrea

[edit] Education in Eritrea

Main article: Education in Eritrea

[edit] Health in Eritrea

Main article: Health in Eritrea

[edit] See also

Portal icon Eritrea portal
Portal icon Africa portal
Tigrinya language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main article: Eritrea

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Eritrea". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 7, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/er.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
  2. ^ Eritrea Regions
  3. ^ "Eritrea – The spreading revolution". Encyclopædia Britannica Article. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-37675/Eritrea. Retrieved 2007-10-16. 
  4. ^ "Country Profile:EritreaPDF (128 KiB). Library of Congress. Retrieved 18 July 2006
  5. ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

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