Eritrea-Mann

__Table of Contents:__ Timeline Background Flag Meaning Flag History Map of Eritrea Natural Resources Population Facts Governmental Facts Economy Communications Status Transportation Military Facts Transnational Issues Traveling Information Works Cited

=__Timeline__=
 * 1941** - British forces occupy Eritrea.
 * 1952** - UN decides to make Eritrea a federal component of Ethiopia.
 * 1958** - Eritrean Liberation Front formed.
 * 1962** - Ethiopia annexes Eritrea, turning it into a province; war of independence begins.
 * 1970** - Leftist faction of the Eritrean Liberation Front splits to form the Eritrean People's Liberation Front.
 * 1974** - Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie overthrown in a military coup.
 * 1977-78** - Soviet advisers and Cuban troops help Ethiopian forces reverse significant advances made by Eritrean guerrillas.
 * 1990** - Eritrean People's Liberation Front captures the Eritrean port of Massawa.
 * 1991** - Eritrean People's Liberation Front captures the Eritrean capital, Asmara and forms a provisional government; the United Nations sets a date for a referendum on Eritrean independence with Ethiopian backing.
 * 1993** - Eritreans almost unanimously vote for independence; Eritrea becomes independent and joins the United Nations.

= __Background__= Eritrea was awarded to Ethiopia by the United Nations in 1952 as part of a federation. 10 years after Eritrea's annexation as a province a 30 year struggle for independence began. Eritrean rebels defated governmental officials in 1991. = __Flag Meaning__= Eritrea's Flag has many different meanings. The green triangle represents Eritrea's agricultural and livestock economy. The blue triangle stands for the marine wealth, and the red triangle represents the blood shed while Eritrea was fighting for freedom. The yellow on the olive wreath represents the mineral wealth of Eritrea, while the olive branch itself originates from the first national flag of Eritrea, which was used from 1952 to 1959. The olive branch also adopted from the United Nations flag which symbolizes peace. = __Flag History__= Eritrea received independence on May 24, 1993 and adopted their flag on December 5, 1995. It is one of the worlds newest flags. =﻿ __Map of Eritrea﻿__=



Eritrea has an area of 117,600 square km, and the coordinates are 15 00 North, 39 00 East. Eritrea is slightly larger than Pennsylvania in size. Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Sudan border Eritrea. = __Natural Resources__=
 * Gold
 * Potash
 * Zinc
 * Copper
 * Salt
 * Fish

=__Population Facts__= 5,647,168 (July 2010 Estimate)
 * 0-14 years 42.8%
 * 15-64 years old 53.7%
 * 65+ years old 3.6%


 * Median age (male) 18.2 years old
 * Median age (female) 18.9 years old
 * Median age (total) 18.5 years old


 * Birth Rate: 34.2 births / 1,000 population
 * Death Rate: 8.43 deaths / 1,000 population


 * Infant Mortality Rate (total) : 43.33 / 1,000
 * Infant Mortality Rate (male) : 48.97 / 1,000
 * Infant Mortality Rate (female) : 37.51 / 1,000


 * Life Expectancy (total) : 61.78 years
 * Life Expectancy (male) : 59.78 years
 * Life Expectancy (female) : 63.9 years


 * Fertility Rate: 4.6 children / woman

=__Governmental Facts__=
 * Nationality : Eritrean
 * Ethnic Groups : Triginya 50%, Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%, Saho 3%, Other 3%
 * Religions : Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
 * Languages : Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, and other Cushitic languages
 * Major Diseases : Bacterial Diahrrhea, hepatitis A, Typhoid fever, Malaria

=__Economy__= =__Communications Status__= =__Transportation__=
 * Government Type : Transitional
 * Capital : Asmara
 * Suffrage : 18 years old to vote
 * Chief of State : President ISAIAS Afworki (since June 8 1993)
 * Head of Government : President ISAIAS Afworki
 * President : President ISAIAS Afworki
 * Elected By : National Assembly for 5 year term (2 term maximum)
 * GDP (Gross Domestic Product) : $3.961 billion (Purchasing Power Parity)
 * GDP : $1.873 billion (Official Exchange Rate)
 * GDP : 3.6% (Real Growth Rate)
 * Population Below Poverty Rate : 50%
 * Budget : $373.2 million revenue
 * Budget : $738.8 million expenditures
 * Inflation Rate : 20%
 * Money Stock : $896.2 million
 * Agricultural Products : Sorghum, Lentils, Vegetables, Corn, Cotton, Tobacco, Sisal, livestock, goats, fish
 * Exports : $17 million
 * Debt : $311 million
 * Telephones : 40,400
 * Cellular Phones : 108,600
 * Telephone System : Inadequate
 * Internet Country Code : .er
 * Internet Hosts : 1,241
 * Internet Users : 200,000
 * Airports : 13
 * Heliports : 1
 * Roadways : 4,010 km
 * Ports and Terminals : Assab, Massawa

=__Military Facts__= =__Transnational Issues__=
 * Military Branches : Navy, Air Force, Ground Forces
 * Service Age : 18 - 40 years old
 * Manpower (Available) : 1,307,012 males
 * Manpower (Available) : 1,319,682 females
 * Manpower (Fit) : 864,608 males
 * Manpower (Fit) : 920,104 females
 * Military Expenditures : 6.3% of GDP
 * Internally Displaced Humans : 32,000
 * Human Trafficking : Eritrea is a source country for humans trafficked for forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation

=__Traveling Information__= Eritrea was once regarded as a good place for traveling, but the fight with Ethiopia has ruined this.

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