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Business in Eritrea, Asmara, Keren, Massawa, Assab. Tigrinya

Eritrea (State of Eritrea) is an East African country

  1. Eritrea:
    1. ሃገረ ኤርትራ in Tigrinya
    2. دولة إرتري in Arabic
    3. Erythra: Red Sea in Greek
  2. Asmara is the economic, political and administrative capital of Eritrea and the largest Eritrean city
  3. The largest cities of Eritrea are Asmara, Keren, Massawa, Assab, Mendefera, Barentu, Adi Keyh, Edd, Dekemhare and Ak'ordat
  4. The main Eritrean economic activity is agriculture
  5. The main Eritrean mineral resources are silver, gold, granite, marble, copper and zinc
    1. Bisha: gold and silver mine
  6. Massawa: cement production

Transport and Logistics in Eritrea

  1. The most important ports of Eritrea are the Port of Massawa and Port of Assab
  2. Eritrea is located at the Horn of Africa (East Africa)
  3. Eritrea is surrounded to the north-east and east by the Red Sea
    1. Dahlak Archipelago is an archipelago on the Red Sea near Massawa, in Eritrea.
  4. Eritrea share borders with Djibouti, Ethiopia and Sudan (605 kilometres)
  5. The undefined border with Ethiopia is the main political problem of Eritrea

Study in Eritrea: Business, Trade Eritrean Students from Eritrea

  1. Masters: Business in Africa, Transport and Logistics in Africa
  2. Doctorate in African Business

Eritrean Students (Business, Foreign Trade)

More information: Trade and Business in Eritrea, at EENI Global Business School.

Business in Eritrea, Asmara. Eritrean Economy and Foreign Trade

  1. Eritrean population: 5 million people
    1. 1990: 3.2 million people
    2. Population density of Eritrea: 51.8 inhabitants / km²
  2. Area of Eritrea: 117,600 km²

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  1. Eritrea is a unitary single-party presidential republic
  2. Eritrea obtained its Independence from Ethiopia in 1993
  3. History of Eritrea
  4. Calling code: 291
  5. Country code top-level domain: . er
  6. Currency of Eritrea: Nakfa (ERN)

Regions of Eritrea

The six regions of Eritrea are (in parentheses the capital):

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  1. Maekel (Asmara)
    1. Sub-regions: Asmara, Berikh, Ghala-Nefhi, Semienawi Mibraq, Serejaka, Debubawi Mibraq, Semienawi Mi'erab, Debubawi Mi'erab
  2. Anseba (Keren)
    1. Sub-regions: Adi Tekelezan, Asmat, Elabered, Geleb, Hagaz, Halhal, Habero, Keren, Kerkebet, Sel'a
  3. Gash-Barka (Barentu)
    1. Sub-regions: Agordat, Barentu, Dghe, Forto, Gogne, Haykota, Logo-Anseba, Mensura, Mogolo, Molki, Guluj, Shambuko, Tesseney, The'elay Gash
  4. Debub (Mendefera)
    1. Sub-regions: Adi Keyh, Adi Quala, Areza, Debarwa, Dekemhare, Mai Ayni, Mai Mne, Mendefera, Segheneyti, Senafe, Tserona, Emni Haili
  5. Semien-Keih-Bahri (Massaoua)
    1. Sub-regions: Afabet, Dahlak, Ghel'alo, Foro, Ghinda, Karura, Massawa, Nakfa, She'eb
  6. Debub-Keih-Bahri (Assab)
    1. Sub-regions: Are'eta, Central Dankalia, Southern Dankalia, Assab

Trade and Business Organisations (Eritrea)

  1. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
  2. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
  3. U.S.-COMESA Agreement
  4. COMESA-EAC-SADC Agreement
  5. Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
  6. African Development Bank
  7. African Union
  8. AUDA-NEPAD
  9. Economic Commission for Africa

Main Eritrean ethnicities:

Eritrea is a multi-ethnic country, with nine recognised ethnic groups

  1. Tigrinya represent 55% of the Eritrean population
  2. Tigre represent about 30% of the inhabitants.
  3. Other ethnic groups are Saho, Kunama, Bilen and Rashaida

Religions in Eritrea:

  1. Orthodox Christianity (63% of the Eritrean population)
  2. Sunni Islam (37%)
  3. Traditional African religions

Languages of Eritrea

Eritrea does not have an official language (concept of «equality of all the Eritrean languages»)

  1. Tigrinya (2.5 million) is the most spoken language
  2. Working and business languages are Tigrinya, Arabic and English
  3. Italian is taught in primary and secondary schools

Higher Education in Eritrea

  1. University of Asmara
  2. Institute of Technology of Eritrea

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