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Eritrea - country.
1993 decree set up a formal transitional government under EPLF control. This provided for a National Assembly, a president, and council of ministers. Isaias Afwerki,secretary general of the EPLF, was formally elected president by the National Assembly in June 1993. A new constitution was approved in 1997. Under this constitution, the National Assembly is the country’s legislature. Its members are popularly elected to five-yearterms. A president, elected by the National Assembly to a five-year te...
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Eritrea - geografía.
En 2008 Eritrea tenía una población estimada de 5.028.475 habitantes, lo cual daba una densidad de 41 hab/km² aproximadamente. La población rural de Eritrea suponeaproximadamente el 80% del total, y los cultivos y el pastoreo son las principales formas de subsistencia. Las ciudades más importantes son: Asmara, capital del país yciudad con mayor número de habitantes, los puertos de Massawa y Āseb, así como Keren, Nak'fa, Ak'ordat y Teseney. Iglesia de Santa María, AsmaraLa iglesia de Santa María...
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Eritrea - geographie.
Eritrea gliedert sich in sechs Regionen (Zoba), die über eigene Provinzverwaltungen verfügen: Anseba, Debub, Debubawi Keyih Bahri, Gash Barka, Maakel und Semenawi Keyih Bahri. 5 WIRTSCHAFT Traditionell hat die Landwirtschaft große Bedeutung; wichtigste Anbauprodukte sind Tabak, Getreide, Kaffee und Baumwolle. Allerdings ist Ackerbau bzw. der ganzjährigeAnbau von Nutzpflanzen lediglich auf 5,6 Prozent (2003) der Landesfläche möglich. Während der Herrschaft der Italiener und Briten im 19. und f...
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Eritrea Facts and Figures.
HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 60 years (2008 estimate) Female 61.9 years (2008 estimate) Male 58.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 44 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 19,986 people (2004) Population per hospital bed Not available Literacy rateTotal 55.7 percent (2000 estimate) Female 44.5 percent (2000 estimate) Male 67.3 percent (2000 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 3.3 percen...
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Eritrea - Daten und Fakten - geographie.
Die Daten zum Bruttoinlandsprodukt, zum Bruttoinlandsprodukt pro Einwohner, zum Bruttoinlandsprodukt nach Wirtschaftssektoren und Berufsfeldern sowie zum Staatshaushaltentstammen der World Bank Database (www.worldbank.org). Informationen über Währungseinheiten, Landwirtschaft, Bodenschätze, Produktion, Importe, Exporte und großeHandelspartnerschaften sind dem neuesten Europa World Yearbook und mehreren Veröffentlichungen des International Monetary Fund (IMF) entnommen. Energie, Kommunikation u...
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Äthiopien - geographie.
Etwa 52 Prozent der Gesamtbevölkerung gehören dem christlichen Glauben an. In den nördlichen Provinzen ist das Christentum die vorherrschende Religion. Die äthiopischeKirche ist eine der ältesten und größten Ostkirchen. Sie wird von einem Patriarchen geleitet und steht in enger Verbindung zur koptischen Kirche in Ägypten. Bis zum Sturzdes Kaisers Haile Selassie 1974 war sie die Staatskirche von Äthiopien. In den südlichen Regionen dominiert der Islam; insgesamt gehören etwa 31 Prozent der Bevölk...
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Africa.
The highest elevations in Africa are found in the various ranges of East Africa. After Kilimanjaro, the next highest peaks are Mount Kenya (5,199 m/17,057 ft), north ofKilimanjaro in central Kenya; Margherita Peak (5,109 m/ 16,762 ft) in the Ruwenzori Range on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC); Ras Dashen (4,620 m/ 15,157 ft) in the Ethiopian Highlands of northern Ethiopia; Mount Meru (4,565 m/ 14,977 ft), close to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania; and MountElgon (4,...
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Africa - Geography.
The highest elevations in Africa are found in the various ranges of East Africa. After Kilimanjaro, the next highest peaks are Mount Kenya (5,199 m/17,057 ft), north ofKilimanjaro in central Kenya; Margherita Peak (5,109 m/ 16,762 ft) in the Ruwenzori Range on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC); Ras Dashen (4,620 m/ 15,157 ft) in the Ethiopian Highlands of northern Ethiopia; Mount Meru (4,565 m/ 14,977 ft), close to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania; and MountElgon (4,...
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Africa - history.
Africa’s other major mountainous regions occur at the northern and southern fringes of the continent. The Atlas Mountains, a system of high ranges, extend for 2,200 km(1,400 mi) across Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, roughly parallel to the northern coast. These ranges enclose a number of broad inland basins and plateaus. In the west, theHigh (or Grand) Atlas contains Toubkal (4,165 m/ 13,665 ft), the highest peak of the system. Toward the east, the Atlas consists of two parallel ranges: the Tell...
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Africa.
The highest elevations in Africa are found in the various ranges of East Africa. After Kilimanjaro, the next highest peaks are Mount Kenya (5,199 m/17,057 ft), north ofKilimanjaro in central Kenya; Margherita Peak (5,109 m/ 16,762 ft) in the Ruwenzori Range on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC); Ras Dashen (4,620 m/ 15,157 ft) in the Ethiopian Highlands of northern Ethiopia; Mount Meru (4,565 m/ 14,977 ft), close to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania; and MountElgon (4,...
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Ethiopia - country.
constitute about 6 percent of the population. The Somali, who live in the east and southeast, notably in the Ogadēn region, are about equal in number to the Shangalla.The Denakil inhabit the semidesert plains east of the highlands. The nonindigenous population includes Yemenis, Indians, Armenians, and Greeks. B Political Divisions Ethiopia is divided into nine regions composed of specific ethnic groups. The regions, which have a significant degree of autonomy, are Tigray; Afar; Amhara; Oromia;S...
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Djibouti (country) - country.
l’Unité et de la Démocratie (FRUD; Front for the Renewal of Unity and Democracy) represents the Afar minority. The Parti National Démocratique (PND; Democratic National Party) and the Parti du Renouveau Démocratique (PRD; Democratic Renewal Party) are both small opposition parties favoring democratic reforms. VI HISTORY Djibouti lies at a major global crossroads where, some 100,000 years ago, early humans migrated from Africa to the Middle East. Livestock herding, which remainsimportant...