Eritrea 2006
Yearbook 2006
During the year, Eritrea found itself in constant conflict with the UN, which was accused by the government of trying to see between its fingers that Ethiopia did not fulfill the terms of the peace agreement that concluded two years of war in 2000. According to CountryAAH, major public holidays in Eritrea include Independence Day (May 24) and New Year (January 1). About ten local border guards were arrested in February and five foreign UN officials were expelled in September following charges of espionage. A number of foreign aid organizations were forced to discontinue their operations in the country, despite Eritrea being plagued by severe drought and one in three residents suffering from food shortages.
In October, about 1,500 soldiers entered the border zone against Ethiopia with fourteen tanks. The UN accused Eritrea of breaking the peace treaty, but the government claimed that the soldiers’ job was to help with the harvest.
Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak was detained in prison without trial. He was arrested in 2001 along with dozens of other journalists whose newspapers published regime-critical texts.
Economy
| Inflation rate | 9.00% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8% |
| Gross domestic product (GDP) | $ 9,402,000,000 |
| GDP growth rate | 5.00% |
| GDP per capita | 1,600 USD |
| GDP by sector | |
| Agriculture | 11.70% |
| Industry | 29.60% |
| Service | 58.70% |
| State budget | |
| Revenue | 234.6 million |
| Expenditure | 424.7 million |
| Proportion of the population below the national poverty line | 50% |
| Distribution of household income | |
| Top 10% | k. A. |
| Lower 10% | k. A. |
| Industrial production growth rate | 12.20% |
| Investment volume | 10.4% of GDP |
| National debt | 131.20% of GDP |
| Foreign exchange reserves | $ 236,600,000 |
| Tourism | 2011 |
| Visitors | 107,000 |
| Revenue | $ 26,000,000 |
Eritrea Overview
The state of Eritrea, or Eritrea, is a coastal state located on the shores of the Red Sea in Northeast Africa. Eritrea is bordered by Djibouti, Ethiopia and Sudan. Eritrea has a long history with Ethiopia, from which the country became independent in 1993. The state capital is Asmara, inhabited by about 600,000 people. Another major city is the port city of Massawa. Eritrea’s national identity has been formed in the struggles against neighboring Ethiopia. At the time, the population was divided into highland Christians, who formed a fairly homogeneous group, and heterogeneous Muslims in the Netherlands. However, during the long War of Independence, cultural ties emerged between these groups.
- According to abbreviationfinder, ER is the abbreviation code for Eritrea.
Area: 117.6 km²
Population: 6,081,196 (estimate 7/2020)
Capital: Asmara
Population: Tigrinya55%,Tiger30%,Saho4%,Kunama2%, Rashaida 2%, Bilen 2%, other ( Afar, Beni Amir, Nera ) 5% (2010)
Language T igrinja and A rabia
Religion: Islam,CopticChristian, roomLower Catholic, Protestanti
Form of government: Republic
