  Eritrea
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| Eritrea is a heartbreaker. It was once heralded as a good place for travelling and, with a bit of luck, it could soon be so again. But as long as the country is at odds with its neighbour Ethiopia (again!), its sworn enemy, tourism development wont be a p |
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| Capital: Asmara |
| Official languages: Tigrinya, Arabic |
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| Government:Transitional government |
| President:Isaias Afewerki |
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| Independence:May 24, 1991Â, Ethiopia |
| Population:4,401,009 |
| Currency:Nakfa (ERN) |
| Description:Eritrea is a heartbreaker. It was once heralded as a good place for travelling and, with a bit of luck, it could soon be so again. But as long as the country is at odds with its neighbour Ethiopia (again!), its sworn enemy, tourism development wont be a p |
| Location:Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan |
| Area:121 320
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| Natural Resource gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish |
| Internet Code:.er |
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