Eritrea, Officially known as the State of Eritrea is an Eastern African country that is one of the youngest countries in the world. The country had a long-standing civil war with Ethiopia and gained independence in 1993.
The country’s economy is primarily Gold and Copper Mining. However, agriculture also plays an important role as coffee production is one of the major crops.
Basic Details | |
| Region | Africa |
| Capital City | Asmara |
| Government Type | single-party presidential republican totalitarian dictatorship |
| Official Languages | Tigrinya, English, Arabic |
| Currency | Eritrean nakfa, ERN |
| Phone Code | +291 |
| Important Cities | Asmara, Keren, Teseney, Mendefera, Agordat, Assab, Massawa, Adi Quala, Senafe, Dekemhare, Segheneyti, Nakfa, Adi Keyh, Barentu, Beilul, Edd, Ghinda |
| National Day | Independence Day (May-24) |
Economy | |
| Ease of Doing Business Ranking | 189 |
| Primary Industries | Agriculture,Forestry and Fishing,Mining and minerals,Animals husbandary,Industry and Manufacturing |
| Major Exports | Ores, slag and ash, Natural or cultured pearls, precious, Coffee, tea, maté and spices, Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, Beverages, spirits and vinegar, Machinery, mechanical appliances, nuclear reactors, boilers, Electrical machinery and equipment, Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit or melons |
| Major Exports to India | Pharmaceutical products, Inorganic chemicals, organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, Plastics and articles thereof, Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts , Articles of iron or steel, Machinery, mechanical appliances, nuclear reactors, boilers, Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, Electrical machinery and equipment, Rubber and articles thereof, Miscellaneous articles of base metal |
| Major Imports | Machinery, mechanical appliances, nuclear reactors, boilers, Products of the milling industry, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten, Electrical machinery and equipment, Articles of iron or steel, Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, Animal or vegetable fats and oils, Rubber and articles thereof, Preparations of cereals, flour, starch, Plastics and articles thereof, Cereals |
| Major Imports from India | Live animals, Meat and edible meat offal, Fish and crustaceans, molluscs, Live trees and other plants, bulbs, roots, Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers, Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit, Coffee, tea, maté and spices, Cereals, Products of the milling industry, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten |
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| Trade Agreements with India | Bilateral trade between Eritrea and India totaled US$244.73 million in 201415, rising sharply from $21.30 million the previous fiscal. India exported $14.06 million worth of goods to Eritrea, and imported $230.68 million. Alongside Italy and the UAE, India is one of the largest exporters to Eritrea. The main commodities exported by India to Eritrea are electrical and miscellaneous engineering equipment, drugs and pharmaceuticals, millets, cotton yarn and fabrics. The major commodities imported by India from Eritrea are leather, hides (excluding raw hides) and skins. |
| Bordering Nations | Sudan, Djibouti, Ethiopia |
| Member of | (African Union), ( United Nations) |
| Indian Embassy Details for Eritrea | H.E. Subhash Chand Honourable Ambassador Embassy of India House No. 6, City Centre Street: 173-5, ZIP 1A76, Asmara (Eritrea) Email: hoc.asmara@mea.gov.in Phone: 291 1 111103 Website: https://eoiasmara.gov.in/ |
| Embassy Details of Eritrea in India | H.E. Mr. Alem Tsehaye Woldemariam Ambassador Embassy of the State of Eritrea C-6/3 1st floorVasant ViharNew Delhi-110057 Email: eriindia@yahoo.co.in Phone: +91-11- 2614 6336; 47528861 (O) |
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