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Sub Saharan Africa

Eritrea
Last updated: 8 October 2007

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GEOGRAPHY

Eritrea lies on the West Coast of the Red Sea. It has land borders with Sudan to the west, Djibouti to the east and Ethiopia to the south.

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Useful Links

• BBC News Country Profile: Eritrea
• UN Information Service - IRIN 
• IMF Country Reports: Eritrea
• DFID Country Profile: Eritrea
• United Nations Development Programme
• UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
• British Council, Eritrea
• Hansard website

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