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Flag description: red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) dividing the flag into two right triangles; the upper triangle is green the lower one is blue; a gold wreath encircling a gold olive branch is centered on the hoist side of the red triangle. .
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Additional information about Eritrea
Official country name: State of Eritrea
Short name: Eritrea
Local names (long and short forms): Hagere Ertra / Ertra
Former name: Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia
Abbreviation:
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Nationality noun / adjective: Eritrean(s) / Eritrean
Languages spoken: Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages. .
Capital: Asmara (Asmera) (GMT 3.0, summertime: )
Government type: transitional government
Population: 5502026 ranked 111, (data 2008)
Geography: strategic geopolitical position along world's busiest shipping lanes; Eritrea retained the entire coastline of Ethiopia along the Red Sea upon de jure independence from Ethiopia on 24 May 1993. The lowest point is near Kulul within the Danakil depression -75 m and the highest point is Soira 3,018 m. .
Coastline: Coastline 2234 km - . mainland on Red Sea 1,151 km, islands in Red Sea 1,083 km.
Land borders: Eritrea has a total of 1626 km landborders, bordering to Djibouti 109 km, Ethiopia 912 km, Sudan 605 km. . .
Administrative divisions: 6 regions (zobatat, singular - zoba); Anseba, Debub (Southern), Debubawi K'eyih Bahri (Southern Red Sea), Gash Barka, Ma'akel (Central), Semenawi Keyih Bahri (Northern Red Sea)
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Independence: 24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia)