Eritrea

Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Sudan to the west, Ethiopia to the south, and Djibouti to the southeast, with an extensive coastline along the Red Sea to the northeast and east. Covering an area of approximately 117,600 square kilometers, Eritrea has a population estimated at around 6 million people as of 2023. The capital and largest city is Asmara. The official languages are Tigrinya, Arabic, and English. Eritrea operates as a unitary one-party presidential republic, with significant limitations on political freedoms. The economy is primarily based on agriculture, mining, and remittances from the diaspora. Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a 30-year war of independence. The country is a member of the United Nations, the African Union, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development.