{"id":87063,"date":"2026-02-10T12:28:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=87063"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T07:29:10","slug":"eritrea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/eritrea\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Facts about Eritrea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Eritrea Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Ethiopia ordered neighbouring Eritrea to &#8220;immediately withdraw its troops&#8221; from Ethiopian territory.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Eritrea<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the <\/span><b>Horn of Africa.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered with <\/span><b>Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the south, west, and southeast respectively.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Seas:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has an extensive <\/span><b>coastline on the Red Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the north and east.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a member country of the African<\/span><b> Union, COMESA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Asmara<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Eritrea<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The climate of Eritrea is <\/span><b>tropical desert<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the coast and the eastern plain, mild semiarid in the <\/span><b>mountainous belt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and tropical semiarid in the south-west.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Peak: Mount Emba Soira is <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eritrea&#8217;s highest point, reaching an elevation of 3,018 meters (9,902 feet).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Rivers: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notable rivers in Eritrea include the <\/span><b>Tekez\u00e9, Mereb, and Barka<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Islands:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It includes the <\/span><b>Dahlak Archipelago<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and several of the <\/span><b>Hanish Islands.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 It mainly consists of <\/span><b>copper, potash, zinc<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, oil, natural gas, cement, gypsum, granite, marble, ceramics, limestone, and iron ore.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/ethiopia-demands-eritrea-immediately-withdraw-troops-from-its-territory\/article70608246.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eritrea is located in the Horn of Africa. 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