Collins Thomas Jensen, policy advisor for Enough Project said, "the Bush administration should not make Strategically significant determination (on Somalia and the region). That would tie the hands of the incoming Obama administration from maneuvering diplomatic efforts". His organization opposes intervention force to Somalia and placing Eritrea on the State Dept`s State Sponsors of Terrorism list. When asked how much true is the notion that the African bureau is pushing to place Eritrea in the list, he responded by saying,"I have had it confirmed to me personally by several senior officials ranging from the Defense Department and State Departments to USAID, all of them have told me that the African Bureau is pushing hard for this, and this is the bureau that is led by Jandayi Frazer who we know has a very poor relationship with Isaias
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(Audio) VOA Tigrinya interview with Thomas Jensen: Putting Eritrea on a Terrorism list will be a mistake
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
