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Eritrea in a nutshell
Eritrea (Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast.
The east and northeast of the country have an extensive coastline on the Red Sea, directly across from Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
The Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands are part of Eritrea.
Its size is just under 118,000 km2 (45,560 sq mi) with a population of 5,939,484 (CIA July 2011 est.)
The capital is Asmara.
Following a UN-supervised referendum in Eritrea dubbed UNOVER in which the Eritrean people overwhelmingly voted for independence from Ethiopia, Eritrea declared its independence and gained international recognition in 1993.
English is used in the government's international communication and is the language of instruction in all formal education beyond the fifth grade.
Education in Eritrea
The school year runs September to June, consisting of 200 days. Schools in the lowlands area operate a six day week in order to finish before the hottest season.