10 Things You Didn't know About Eritrea
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Welcome to Countries Facts so Today in this Article I will show you 10 things you didn't know about Eritrea and always a pleasure presenting to you some fascinating facts of all the beautiful countries on the African continent in this video we are taking you to the country of Eritrea and we are bringing you some lesser-known facts about this small African country officially referred to as the state of Eritrea Eritrea as a country in naught is Africa precisely on the Horn of Africa Eritrea means red and it got its name from the Red Sea it is bothered by Sudan to the west Ethiopia to the south and she booted to the south is with some portion of the country stretching into the Red Sea the nation has a total surface area of about one hundred and seventeen thousand six hundred square kilometres and a population of about five million people a retrial is formally an Italian colony but was colonized by a to appear after the Second World War and got its independence on may 24th 1991 after a tussle with Ethiopia it returns a country with rich history and an old civilization dating back to several thousand years ago the capital city of Eritrea is azmera and the current president of the country is isaiah's of working if you're new here welcome be sure to subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any of our videos every try got its independence from Ethiopia in 1991 and with that said here are 10 things you probably didn't know about Eritrea.
1 Arita has the second-highest archaeological historical discoveries in Africa after Egypt originals an ancient civilization dating back to thousands of years ago it is the land that have been inhabited by early humans for long it has one of the ancient human habitats evidenced by the high number of archaeological sites that reached almost 80,000 these numerous archaeological sites are proof of early human habitation it is considered the world's archaeological Eden.
2 A retrial only had president since its independence in 1991 since a retry gains independence from Ethiopia this have live in elections despite the first one having been scheduled in 1997 after the adoption of the Constitution that declared it rich has a multiparty democracy the current president of a retrace Isaiah's a quirky a position he's been occupying since the independence of the country in 1991 war with Ethiopia was used as justification for postponing the first scheduled elections afterwards the vin mountains of excuses not to hold another one to date.
3 Eritrea has a culture of coffee celebration one of the most recognizable parts of your return culture is the coffee ceremony during the coffee ceremony there are traditions that help held the coffee served in Tahrir realms the first round is called a well integrity a meaning first the second round is called calais meaning second and the third round is called Baraka meaning to the blessed.
4 The national food of Eritrea is injera a typical traditional return dish consists of Indira accompanied by a spices tube which frequently includes beef chicken lamb or fish the overall eerie reason strongly resembles those of never in it to appear though a return cooking tends to feature more seafood than Ethiopian cuisine on account of their coastal location a return dishes are also frequently lighter in texture than a token meals but then likewise tend to employ less seasoned water and spices and more Tomatoes as in the Taba dura delicacy there are several very popular dishes in Eritrea but the national food of the country is in juror.
5 Eritrea has the tenth strongest currency in Africa though retries one of the youngest countries in Africa haven't gained independence in 1991 the country has one of the strongest currencies in Africa to better understand the strength of the return currency called mikvah let's put it against one of the most popular currencies in the world American dollar one u.s. dollar is equivalent to 15 Eritrean necklace which is relatively good compared to most frickin country's the original necrophiles currently ranked as the 10th strongest currency in Africa.
6 Eritrea does not have an official language it retries a multilingual country the nation has no official language of the Constitution establishes the Equality of all original languages see grinia serves as a de facto language of national identity with about two million five hundred and forty thousand total speakers of a population of about five million two hundred and fifty-four thousand in 2006 it is the most widely spoken language particularly in the southern and central parts of Eritrea other major national languages include Alpha Arabic bezu Finland Kannamma Nara sajo and Tigre Tigrinya an English serve as de facto working languages with the latter used in university education and many technical fields.
7 Football and cycling are the most popular sports in Eritrea when it comes to football it returns less popular in that domain football and cycling are the most popular sport in Eritrea in recent years original athletes have also seen increasing success in the international scene the Senate had si and Richmond oddly formally held the world record in the half marathon the original National Cycling Team has experienced a lot of success winning the Continental Cycling Championships several years in a row the original National Cycling team of both men and women are ranked first on the continent in 2013 the women's team won the gold medal in the African continent a championship for the first time six original riders have been signed to international cycling teams when it comes to football Eritrea has never won the African Nations Cup neither has it ever participated in the world club.
8 Agriculture is the main economic activity in Eritrea just like most African countries the main economic activity in every trace agriculture about 80 percent of the returned workforce employed in agriculture it reaches main agricultural products include sorghum millet ballet wheat legumes vegetables and fruit the economy of Eritrea has experienced considerable growth in recent years indicated an improvement in GDP in October 2012 of seven point five over 2011 a big reason for the recent growth of the returned economy is the commencement of full operations in the gold and silver Bashar mine and the production of cement from the cement factory in Misawa the GDP of Eritrea currently stands at seven point seven billion dollars.
9 About 17 percent of the 14,000 species of fish in Eritrea can be found nowhere else in the world having a long Red Sea coastline with warm waters it reaches an attraction zone for red species of fish the bulk of the richest fishing zones to hold on exploited potential fishing remains a great sporting activity especially for tourists you only need to hire a fishing boat and enjoy your activity as you enjoy a retread scenic Red Sea coastline the most common endemic marine fish includes ofwater dragonette gob use fish smell fish cow fish and stargazer fish among the more than 14,000 species of fish in Eritrea about 17% I extremely rare species that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.
10 Return women joined the men to fight for the independence of Eritrea the role of original women in the struggle for independence has been long reach and women picked up arms to help their counterparts fight of the Italians and later the e2 pions this is mainly due to the fact that the returned population is small i mean yet has been engaged in so many wars where hundreds of thousands of men lose their lives there you have it display us those were some of the lesser known facts about Eritrea you probably didn't know as a compensation for sticking to the end of this video here's an extra bonus fact.
11 The dialogue group of islands interior is world-renowned for their per production and it's largely uninhabited pearl is treasured in the traditional African society it was used as a measure of value and a medium of exchange before modern forms of money came in the dialogue group has kept the tradition of purple though it is no longer used as a medium of exchange the Dalit archipelago has great tourist attractions it is a great place to go scuba diving pearl fishing and yet cruising under an inhabited side of the islands you find plenty of mangrove trees and salt bushes there is also a large population of nested birds coral reefs and submerged shoes plenty of spectacular marine wildlife also exists these include shots hermit crabs dolphins Dugan's shellfish and totals amongst many other varieties of marine species we hope you learned a thing or two from this video if you know some interesting facts about Eritrea that have not been mentioned in this Article please do also trouble in the comment section below and this Article you.
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