Eritrea flag information
Description flag of Eritrea
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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Official country name
State of Eritrea
Local names
Hagere Ertra (long)
Ertra (short)
Former name
Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia
Nationality
Eritrean(s) (noun) Ertra (adjective)
Languages spoken
Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages
Government type
transitional government
Population
5,502,026 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.
Coastline
Coastline 2,234 km. mainland on Red Sea 1,151 km, islands in Red Sea 1,083 km
Land borders
1,626km, 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)
Independence
24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia)
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