The State of Eritrea is a country in northern east Africa. The name is derived from the Latin word for Red Sea, Mare Erythraeum. The country is bordered by the Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The east and northeast of the country have an extensive coastline with the Red Sea. Eritrea also includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands.

Modern Eritrea was consolidated into a colony by the Italian government on January 1, 1890. Contemporary Eritrea gained its Independence from Ethiopia after a thirty year war which began on September 1, 1961 and ending on May 29, 1991. The peoples of Eritrea have a long and complex shared history with the neighboring peoples.

Eritrea is officially a parliamentary democracy consisting of six regions and defines itself as a multilingual and multicultural nation. The two dominant religions are Sunni Islam and Orthodox Christianity; there are nine nationalities, each with a different language. There is no official language in Eritrea"Information about the languages of Eritrea". Retrieved 18 July 2006, rather it has several working languages which include Tigrinya, Arabic, Italian and English"Information about the languages of Eritrea". Retrieved 18 July 2006. Eritrea is also a mineral rich country with large deposits of gold, silver and copper.

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