Eritrea

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Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa known for its Red Sea coastline, diverse ethnic groups, and complex political history since gaining independence from Ethiopia in 1993.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Eritrea canonical 380
State of Eritrea 20
Italian Eritrea 2

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Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf country in Africa
sovereign state
borderCountry Djibouti
Ethiopia
Sudan
callingCode +291
capital Asmara
conflict Eritrean–Ethiopian War
continent Africa
currency Eritrean nakfa
currencyCode ERN
drivesOn right
formerColonizer Italy
United Kingdom
governmentType one‑party presidential republic
hasCoastlineOn Red Sea
headOfGovernment Isaias Afwerki
headOfState Isaias Afwerki
historicalEvent Eritrean War of Independence
historicalStatus British military administration
Italian colony
federated with Ethiopia
includesRegion Anseba
Danakil Desert
Debub
Gash‑Barka
Northern Red Sea Region
Sahel
surface form: Sahel region of Eritrea

Southern Red Sea Region
independenceDay 24 May 1993
independenceDeclared 1991
independenceFrom Ethiopia
independenceReferendum 1993
internetTLD .er
largestCity Asmara
locatedIn Horn of Africa
majorEthnicGroup Afar
surface form: Afar people

Bilen people
Kunama people
Nara people
Saho people
Tigre people
Tigrinya
surface form: Tigrinya people
majorReligion Christianity
Islam
memberOf African Union
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
United Nations
nationalEmblem Emblem of Eritrea
nationalFlag Flag of Eritrea
nationality Eritrean
officialLanguage Arabic
English
Tigrinya
recognizedNationalLanguage Afar
Beja
Bilen
Kunama
Nara
Saho
Tigre
Tigrinya
rulingParty People's Front for Democracy and Justice
timeZone UTC+3
UNMemberStateSince 1993

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Cinema Roma country Eritrea
City Hall of Asmara country Eritrea
Setit River country Eritrea
Setit River flowsThrough Eritrea
Setit River basinCountry Eritrea
Battle of Badme belligerent Eritrea
Battle of Badme countryInvolved Eritrea
this entity surface form: State of Eritrea
Red Sea Region country Eritrea
Red Sea Region locatedIn Eritrea
Red Sea Region partOf Eritrea
this entity surface form: State of Eritrea
Tigré spokenIn Eritrea
Tigré country Eritrea
Tigré primaryCountryOfUse Eritrea
Habab dialect spokenIn Eritrea
Habab dialect country Eritrea
Battle of Tsorona country Eritrea
ssy spokenIn Eritrea
subject surface form: Saho language
ssy primaryCountry Eritrea
subject surface form: Saho language
Saho-Afar primaryCountry Eritrea
subject surface form: Saho language
Saho language spokenIn Eritrea
Saho language country Eritrea
Massawa country Eritrea
Massawa governingCountry Eritrea
Nakfa country Eritrea
Nakfa currencyOf Eritrea
Afabet country Eritrea
Afabet locatedIn Eritrea
Afabet governingCountry Eritrea
Afabet sovereignState Eritrea
Edd country Eritrea
Edd partOf Eritrea
Edd sovereignState Eritrea
Ghindae country Eritrea
Ghindae locatedIn Eritrea
Ghindae partOf Eritrea
this entity surface form: State of Eritrea
Ghindae hasSovereignState Eritrea
She'eb country Eritrea
She'eb locatedIn Eritrea
She'eb sovereignState Eritrea
Dahlak Archipelago country Eritrea
Dahlak Kebir country Eritrea