A rather interesting country is Eritrea. The state of Eritrea in East Africa, which became independent in 1993, is washed by the waters of the Red Sea. Sudan is adjacent to it on the western side, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the east. Further from the article we learn many interesting facts about this country.
Center of state
The capital of Eritrea (Africa) - the city of Asmara, which is also called Asmara, is quite large. The name is associated with the phrase "flowering forest", which sounds similarly in Tigrinya.
It is well developed production of textiles, shoes, food, ceramics, as well as sewing. This is where the most important events that Eritrea lives on take place. The capital developed from the four villages founded here in the 12th century, where trade was well established.
This area was colonized by Italians in 1889. By the end of the 30s of the last century, the appearance of the settlement had significantly changed, and better infrastructure and buildings appeared. The capital of Eritrea at that time was at a rather high stage of technological development and for the Italian contribution to the development received the nickname "Little Rome".
There are still a lot of buildings, the style of which is characteristic of the colonialists. Even the signs in stores are in Italian. When the war for the right to be independent was captured by Eritrea, its capital played an important role, since the local airport served to supply troops with arms and supplies from the outside world. The main city was liberated last, when they pacified the uprising of the popular front on the territory of the state in May 1991.
Weather
The climate characteristic of the mountains has Eritrea. The capital is no exception. Here subequatorial manifestations of nature are sometimes observed. The day is warm, and it is better to warm up at night.
The city is located quite high relative to the sea, so frost can occur with excessive dryness. Precipitation is insignificant. You may encounter a slight temperature fluctuation if your place of visit during the wet season is Eritrea. The capital has the most unstable climate in January.
About the life of people
649 thousand people live in the city. To a greater extent these are tigers and tigers. More than half of the population are parishioners of Orthodox churches, there is also a significant percentage of Catholics and Muslims.
A large number of languages are spoken by the people with whom Eritrea is filled. The capital is the place where you will hear English, as well as Italian, brought here by the colonialists, Arabic and national tigrinya.
Poverty
The state, despite its positive aspects, has the highest poverty level. The economy is characterized by a command type, and the ruling party exercises control.
There are not many private enterprises. According to estimates for 2009, GDP is $ 1.7 billion, of which 23% falls on industry. Salt is actively mined from the sea. There are institutions involved in the processing of oil, fish, meat and milk, but their condition is far from modern requirements, there is a need to repair the damage caused by time and wear. Glass is made here. Agriculture replenishes GDP by 17%.
The agricultural sector is well developed, since the overwhelming majority of citizens work in it, however, due to such a concentration on the land, its depletion and loss of fertility occur. Erosion occurs. The place of cultivation of bananas, corn, vegetables and potatoes and other valuable products is Eritrea. Information about the country also states that livestock, fishing and bird breeding are at the development stage. Money was received from Japan and the European Union, with the help of which it is planned to develop a system for catching marine inhabitants suitable for trade.
Curious details
There are many interesting facts about this state:
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It has already been mentioned that people speak different languages here, but it is noteworthy that they did not choose the official one from them.
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The inclusion of Ethiopia occurred in the last century. Such a system reigned for 10 years, after which the thirty-year war for the right of independence dragged on.
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In 1995, a clash with Yemen began, and in 1998, political tensions with Ethiopia continued. Both confrontations ended not in favor of the state.
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There are a lot of volcanoes that pose a serious threat to the local population.
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The currency of the country called nakfa is minted from steel, which does not rust, and not from alloy, as is usually done.
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If you pick up a national banknote with a face value of 10, you can see the image of the road that the Ural passed - a locomotive of Soviet manufacture.
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The country has very little water to drink, which complicates the lives of people.
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Agriculture suffers from locusts every year.
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To provide the population with food, import operations are more often carried out than create benefits for life independently.
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Football players playing in the national team of Eritrea, three times in its history, fled the country.
Note of poetry
In Asmara, you can take a look at the pedestal with the figure of Pushkin. This is due to the fact that it was here that the grandfather of the poet A.P. Hannibal was born. He was kidnapped as a child, and he ended up on the slave market of Constantinople, and then in Russia. He served Peter the Great, became an educated man and general.
Under the monument, a capsule filled with earth, seized from the grave of Alexander Sergeyevich in the monastery of Svyatogorsk, was walled up. When the monument was installed, the delegation of Russia was present. Its members filled their chalice with the local land and took them home to place in a crypt with the grave of Hannibal in the Leningrad Region.
