The opening sequence of "Eritrea's Struggle to Survive," part of Baney Media's upcoming PBS series "Behind the Crisis" A tiny, often overlooked country in the horn of Africa, Eritrea is a shining example of how religious and cultural strife can be overcome through a shared sense of nationhood. However, Eritrea's future is jeopardized by a looming border conflict with neighboring Ethiopia.
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Video:Behind the Crisis – Eritrea's Struggle to Survive
State of Eritrea ሃገረ ኤርትራ Hagere Ertra دولة إرتريا
Dawlat Iritrīya
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
hi aba abraha i have seen your interview about eritrea,,i am so happy
and thankyou for all of you that program,,,,eritrea struggle to survive
When is this coming on?
Eritrea will survive for ever
YES !! ERITREA WILL SURVIVE AS A NATION.
There is no question that Eritrea will prevail or prosper, and Eritrea will be a good exampel for most poor countrys in the world, specialy in Africa. Eritrean are working very hard and the result must be developing, self-reliance, (economi)independent……etc. Eritrea is allredy in that way.
God bless Eritrea!!!
anyone know when this will start?
forza popolo eritreo, tiriamo il milio di noi nei momenti di difficolta anche questo terminera' presto come il derg, e woyane non avranno il posto dove andare, perche' stanno scavando il fosso dove saranno sepelliti con i lori ideali nichelisti e terroristi pensano che le bugie giovano all'economia agame…..
kkkkkk pirla non sai neanche cosa sta succedendo in eritrea scemo. povera eritrea