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ERITREA
The State of Eritrea GOVERNMENT:
- President--------------------------------- Isaias Afwerki
- Population: ---------------------------- 3,842,436
- 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
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