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VIDEO: Eritrea Independence Celebration DC, Oakland, Los Angeles (May 24, 2008)
Anthem: Ertra, Ertra, Ertra Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea
Capital (and largest city) Asmara 15°20′N 38°55′E / 15.333°N 38.917°E / 15.333; 38.917
Official language(s) Tigrinya, Arabic, English Other languages Tigre, Saho, Bilen, Afar, Kunama, Nara, Hedareb,.
Ethnic groups 60% Tigrinya, 30% Tigre, 4% Afar, 3% Saho, 3% Kunama
Demonym Eritrean Government Provisional government - President Isaias Afewerki
Independence - From Italy November 1941 - From United Kingdom under UN Mandate 1951 - from Ethiopia de facto 24 May 1991 - From Ethiopia de jure 24 May 1993
Area - Total 117,600 km2 (100th) 45,405 sq mi - Water (%) 0.14%
Population - 2009 estimate 5,224,000[4] (109th) - 2008 census 5,291,370 - Density 43.1/km2 (165th) 111.7/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate - Total $3.625 billion[5] - Per capita $681[5] GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate - Total $2.117 billion[5] - Per capita $397[5] HDI (2007) steady 0.472 (low) (165th) Currency Nakfa (ERN)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3) Drives on the right ISO 3166 code ER Internet TLD .er Calling code 291 1 ,. National TV: Eritrea Television (ERI-TV)
Eritrea (play /ˌɛrɨˈtreɪ.ə/ or /ˌɛrɨˈtriːə/;[6] Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritrīyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeast and east of the country has 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's size is approximately 117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi) with an estimated population of 6 million... Source: Wikipedia
They are breaking it down on the West Coast!
Thanx for the link up EastAFRO.com!
Good Reporting, Long live Eritrea
kebren mogosen nesewatna.
You have beaten the selfish and the jealous, I thank God every day because you are MY people. God Bless Eritrea!!!!
i am proud b/c i am eritrean. Ambesa wedi Afom
We have hard work people i am proud.
GOD BLESS ERITREA
june 12th,2008at11:07pm
god bless eritrea
dod bless eritrea
ia merom italiy
Good JOB Los Angeles and thanks asmarino5…or Eastafro.
Good Job Los Angeles. Good Job DC and Okland.
West coast wake up time to shine.
eritrea ajoki finkel zey eyebell fikiri iyou zollona
awett na hafash long leave our beloved Kubur President ISAIAS AFEWERKI
hi ha are you