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Transnational_issues of Eritrea

Disputes - international:Eritrea and Ethiopia agreed to abide by 2002 Ethiopia-Eritrea Boundary Commission's (EEBC) delimitation decision but, neither party responded to the revised line detailed in the November 2006 EEBC Demarcation Statement; UN Peacekeeping Mission to Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), which has monitored the 25-km-wide Temporary Security Zone in Eritrea since 2000, is extended for six months in 2007 despite Eritrean restrictions on its operations and reduced force of 17,000; Sudan accuses Eritrea of supporting eastern Sudanese rebel groups
Refugees and internally displaced persons:IDPs: 40,000-45,000 (border war with Ethiopia from 1998-2000; most IDPs are near the central border region) (2006)

Eritrea Quickstats

  • Population: 4,906,585 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 121,320 sq km
  • Density: 37 /km² (165th)
  • GDP (total): $4.471 billion (168th)
  • GDP (per capita): $1,000 (214th)
  • Literacy: 58.6%

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  • Currency: Nakfa (ERN)
  • Dial code: +291

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Eritrea Internet

  • Usage: 80,000
  • Penetration: 1.9 %
  • Top Domain: .er

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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