TheEritrea @eritreageoproj
Geography Project on Eritrea, Africa. Joined April 2014-
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Eritrea has a generally warm climate (from 60° to 86° F). However, there are three different geographic regions that affect this data.
The Eritrea-Red Sea border is 1,200 km (745.6 mi) long. Along the coast, there are over 350 small islands.
Eritrea borders the Red Sea, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Djibouti.
The Danakil Depression is the lowest point in the country. It is part of the Afar Triangle, formed by the presence of three tectonic plates.
One of the world's oldest human fossils was found here.
The longest River in the country is the Mareb River, which is 440 km (273.4 mi) long.
Eritrea is roughly the same size as the United States' Pennsylvania.
Isaias Afewerki is Eritrea's first and current president. He took office on May 24, 1993. #ThatsAlmost11Years
The national currency is the Eritrean Nakfa, which is named after a city. 1 Nakfa is equivalent to 0.07 USD.
As of June 2013, Eritrea's population is 6,233,682 people.
The most widely practiced religions are Muslim and Coptic Christianity, but others practice Roman Catholicism and Protestant.
The Eritrean people speak many languages, including Afar, Arabic, Tigre, and Kunama, but the most widely spoken is Tigrinya.
After Ethiopia recognized Eritrea's sovereignty, peace did not last long. In a war over legal borders, 80,000 people were killed.
Ethiopia finally recognized Eritrea as an independent country on May 3, 1993. #birthday
The Eritrean people began a civil war against the Ethiopian government which lasted thirty-two years. #fedup
Eritrea was made a province of Ethiopia on November 14, 1962.
The name "Eritrea" is derived from the Greek word "erythrean" which means "red". So then, "Eritrea" means "red land".
The country was officially called "Eritrea" at the arrival of the Italians in the nineteenth century.
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