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Video: Eritrea News (July 6, 2012)
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July 6, 2012
Thousands of youth citizens living abroad arrive here to take part in the 5th National Youth Festival
Asmara, 6 July 2012 – Thousands of youth citizens living abroad have arrived in the Homeland to take part in the 5th National Youth Festival. Reports indicated that around 1,200 youths arrived here over the past 3 days via Eritrean Airlines, NasAir, Yemen Airways, Lufthansa and Egypt Air.
The Festival’s coordinating committee pointed out that thousands of youth citizens residing in Europe, North America and the Middle East arrived earlier, and that they have made the necessary preparations for the Festival.
Natnael Alazar, Natsinet Semere and Natnael Mesfin from Sweden, USA and Holland respectively explained that they have long awaited to take part in such event, and that it is their expectation to share experience with youths inside the country and abroad.
In the same vein, Nibret Girmai, Yosef Michael and Tedros Solomon said that active participation of youths from the Diaspora adds color to the event, and that it is impressive to share the spirit of the Festival in Sawa, the place where national values are nurtured.
More than 30,000 youths inside the country and abroad are expected to participate in the 5th National Youth Festival.
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...
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