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Introduction to Eritrea
Bordering the Red Sea and situated between Sudan and Djibouti, Eritrea is an eastern African country of 4.4 million people. It is slightly larger than the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Eritrea has been under "transitional government" rule since it declared independence from Ethiopia in 1993. This followed a bitter 30-year war that ended in 1991.
Eritrea's economy is based on subsistence farming, with 80 percent of its population involved in farming and herding. Hostilities with Ethiopia have impeded progress. A 1998-2000 war severely hurt Eritrea's economy. Still, development of its transportation infrastructure continued despite the war, and the government is implementing a development agenda under strict economic controls.
Eritrea's border with Ethiopia remains in dispute despite a 2007 demarcation decision by the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission. There is a 25 km-wide Temporary Security Zone on the border between the two nations.
The country's only legal political party is the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ). A transitional legislature composed entirely of PFDJ members was formed in 1993. It ratified a constitution 1997 that was to go into effect pending parliamentary and presidential elections, which were scheduled to take place in December 2001. Elections, however, were postponed indefinitely.
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Eritrea's People
Eritrea has a population of 4.4 million. One-in-five Eritreans live abroad because of conditions in Eritrea.
Eritrean History
The history of Eritrea has been marked by conflict.
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