What Do You Know About Eritrea?

  Eritrea is a presidential republic of  the Horn of Africa. It is bordered to the south-east by Djibouti, the south by Ethiopia, to the Northwest and west with Sudan and is bordered to the east and north-east by the Red Sea,  across from Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

Eritrea is a former Italian colony and was a province of Ethiopia until 1993, after a thirty-year-long war of liberation (1961–1991) to gain its independence from  the Ethiopian domination. The capital of
Eritrea is Asmara

The name of Eritrea comes from the Italian form of  the Greek word Ἐρυθραίᾱ (Erythraíā), meaning ''red land''.

Eritrea has been described as a dash of Italy in the heart of Africa. Although many people go to visit Italy, Eritrea is not a very well known country as its neighbour Ethiopia.  I have been to Ethiopia 3 times, and it is definitely a very beautiful country with amazing tradition and wildlife, but you can find all of that plus more in Eritrea. It is amazing how the people of Eritrea have kept their tradition, but it is incredible  to find all of the Italian culture that lies within the people and infrastructure of the country, especially the capital city of Asmara. Eritrea, as I mentioned earlier, was a province of Ethiopia primarily because they had so much in common such as : culture, ethnicity, traditions..., but together they shared over 80 different ethnic groups and languages. They still do, but after the long war, these ethnic groups were separated, along with families tore between which side they belonged to.
With a population of 5,824,000 many people would not expect Eritrea to be as exciting as Ethiopia which has a population of 82,101,998. Although there is a big difference in population, we come to see that all the history and civilization of Ethiopia is shared with Eritrea as well, but some may say that there is more to see in Eritrea due to all of its colonies and its interesting place on the map.
Eritrea is well known for its art, instrumental music and culture. It is also renowned for its food consisting of traditional stews and Ethiopian/ Eritrean bread (injera).

Watch this video to learn more about Eritreas History, Language, Tribes, Economy and Politics.  

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