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eritrea
Official Name: State of Eritrea
Position: At the Horn of Africa along the Red Sea; bordered by North Sudan, Ethiopia, and Djibouti
Independence:
Colonized: In the early 20th century by Italy, which ended in 1941. Became part of the British Mandate, which continued to 1951. Independence: On May 24, 1991 from the United Kingdom; on May 24, 1993 from Ethiopia
Current Population: 6.3 million
Area: 117,600 km2 / 45,405 square miles
Capital: Asmara
Languages: Tigrinya, Arabic, English, and Italian
National Groups: 55% Tigrinya, 30% Tigre, 4% Saho, 2% Kunama, 2% Bilen, 2% Rashaida, and 5% others, including a small white population
JEWISH CENTERS
Active Community: Asmara (made up of a community that emigrated from Aden, Yemen In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries)
Estimated Current-Day Jewish Population: 1 (not including expatriates and government and non-government agency personnel)
Marginally Operating Synagogue: Asmara
Cemeteries: Asmara
