Eritrea

Eritrea (capital Asmara) and neighboring states

Wealth and National Well-Being

Country Comparisons:
2010: see chart (lower-middle)

World Factbook: "Since independence from Ethiopia in 1993, Eritrea has faced the economic problems of a small, desperately poor country, accentuated by the recent implementation of restrictive economic policies. Eritrea has a command economy under the control of the sole political party, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ). Like the economies of many African nations, the economy is largely based on subsistence agriculture, with 80% of the population involved in farming and herding."

People

Living in an urban area
2008: 21%

Geography

Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, north of Ethiopia. Slightly larger than Pennsylvania.

Recent History

A thirty year struggle from the early 1960s ended in 1991, followed by a referendum in Eritrea in 1993 overwhelmingly approving independence.