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ID: 7001658
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Record Type: administrative |
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Eritrea (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 15 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 15.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 039 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 39.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: The area was part of the ancient Ethiopian kingdom of Axum before the 7th century, and was claimed by Ottomans in the 16th century. In the 19th century it was claimed by Egypt and Italy. From the 1960s, it was part of the modern nation of Ethiopia from, but secessionists fought for independence. Major languages include Arabic, Italian, Tigrinya, Tigre, Saho, and Danakili. |
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| Eritrea (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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............ | name first used by the Italians in 19th cen., refers to Roman term for Red Sea, "Mare Erythaeum" |
| Eritrea (Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Eritrea, State of (C,V,English,U,N)
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| State of Eritrea (C,V,English,U,N)
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| Irītrīyā (C,V,Arabic (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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| Dawlat Irītrīyā (C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U,N)
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| Iertra, Hagere (C,V,Tigrinya,U,N)
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| Ērtra (C,V,Tigrinya-P,U,N)
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| Ertra (C,V)
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| Ērtra, Hagere (C,V,Tigrinya,U,N)
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| Ēritra (C,V)
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| Érythrée (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| État d'Érythrée, l' (C,V,French,U)
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| Erithrea (C,O)
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| Erythraea (C,O)
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| Erythraia (C,O)
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| ERI (C,O)
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| ER (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO232 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| ER00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Eritrean (C,O,English,U,A)
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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gained independence from Ityopiya on May 24, 1993 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| region (H) |
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joined Ethiopia in 1962, gained independence in 1993 |
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Related geographic places: |
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United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1993 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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[VP] |
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Africa, Los Angeles Times (1993) |
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African Horn, National Geographic (1993) 98 |
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Britannica Book of the Year (1994) 603 |
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Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) 196 |
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Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 279 |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) IV, 544 |
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ISO Country Codes (1996) 14 |
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ISO Newsletter (1993) 1993-07-16, III-56 |
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NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998) |
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NIMA, GNS ADM1 Codes (1999) accessed 04/07/99 |
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Rand McNally Atlas (1986) I-85 |
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Times Concise Atlas of the World (1995) I-30 |
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UN Terminology Bulletin 345 (1993) corrigendum, 25 June 1993, for page 50; corrigendum, June 25, 1993 |
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UN Terminology Bulletin 347 (1997) 13 |
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