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