Definition of Eritrea

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Eritrea
n. State of Eritrea, country located in northeastern Africa (won independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a 30-year rebellion)

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Eritrea Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Eritrea
Noun
1. an African country north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993
(synonym) State of Eritrea
(hypernym) African country, African nation
(part-holonym) Somali peninsula, Horn of Africa
(member-meronym) Eritrean
(part-meronym) Asmara, Asmera


Eritrea Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

CIA World Factbook 2005
Eritrea

Flag of Eritrea
Flag of Eritrea

Background
Eritrea was awarded to Ethiopia in 1952 as part of a federation. Ethiopia's annexation of Eritrea as a province 10 years later sparked a 30-year struggle for independence that ended in 1991 with Eritrean rebels defeating governmental forces; independence was overwhelmingly approved in a 1993 referendum. A two-and-a-half-year border war with Ethiopia that erupted in 1998 ended under UN auspices on 12 December 2000. Eritrea currently hosts a UN peacekeeping operation that is monitoring a 25 km-wide Temporary Security Zone on the border with Ethiopia. An international commission, organized to resolve the border dispute, posted its findings in 2002 but final demarcation is on hold due to Ethiopian objections.

Map of Eritrea

Map of Eritrea

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    • Country Data Codes
    Eritrea
    ER (Internet),
    ER (ISO 3166),
    ERI (ISO 3166),
    ER (FIPS 10-4)


    Eritrea Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

    Area Code International
    Eritrea
    Country Code-291


    Eritrea Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

    Currency In Each Country
    Eritrea
    nakfa (ERN)


    Eritrea Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

    Internet Domains
    Eritrea
    ER


    Eritrea Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

    Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
    Eritrea
    Eritrea (Ge'ez: ) is a country situated in northern East Africa. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The east and northeast of the country have an extensive coastline on the Red Sea, directly across from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands are part of Eritrea.

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