Camel; national colors: green, red, blue.
Title | "Ertra, Ertra, Ertra" (Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea) |
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Lyric/music | SOLOMON Tsehaye Beraki/Isaac Abraham MEHAREZGI and ARON Tekle Tesfatsion |
Date of Independence | 24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia) |
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National holiday | Independence Day, 24 May (1991) |
Legal system | mixed legal system of civil, customary, and Islamic religious law |
International law organization participation | has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
Constitution | |
History | Ratified by the Constituent Assembly 23 May 1997 (never implemented) |
Amendments | Proposed by the president of Eritrea or by assent of at least one half of the National Assembly membership; passage requires at least an initial three-quarters majority vote by the Assembly and, after one year, final passage by at least four-fifths majority vote by the Assembly |
Citizenship | |
Citizenship by birth | no |
Citizenship by descent only | at least one parent must be a citizen of Eritrea |
Dual citizenship recognized | no |
Residency requirement for naturalization | 20 years |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | President ISAIAS Afwerki (since 24 May 1993) |
Head of government | President ISAIAS Afwerki (since 8 June 1993) |
Cabinet | State Council appointed by the president |
Elections/appointments | president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term), according to the constitution; the only election held was on 24 May 1993, following independence from Ethiopia (next postponed indefinitely) |
Election results | 1993: ISAIAS Afwerki elected president by the transitional National Assembly; percent of National Assembly vote - ISAIAS Afwerki (PFDJ) 95%, other 5% |
Legislative branch | |
Description | National Assembly (Hagerawi Baito) (seats - NA; members to be directly elected to serve 5-year terms) |
Elections | NA |
Election results | NA |
Judicial branch | |
Highest court(s) | High Court (consists of 20 judges and organized into civil, commercial, criminal, labor, administrative, and customary sections) |
Judge selection and term of office | High Court judges appointed by the president |
Subordinate courts | Regional/zonal courts; community courts; special courts; sharia courts (for issues dealing with Muslim marriage, inheritance, and family); military courts |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Berhane Gebrehiwet SOLOMON (since 15 March 2011) |
Chancery | 1708 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009 |
Telephone | [1] (202) 319-1991 |
FAX | [1] (202) 319-1304 |
Email address and website | [email protected] https://us.embassyeritrea.org/ |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Leslie FRERIKSEN (since 18 July 2022) |
Embassy | 179 Alaa Street, Asmara |
Mailing address | 7170 Asmara Place, Washington DC 20521-7170 |
Telephone | [291] (1) 12-00-04 |
FAX | [291] (1) 12-75-84 |
Email address and website | [email protected] https://er.usembassy.gov/ |
National heritage | |
Total World Heritage Sites | 1 (cultural) |
Selected World Heritage Site locales | Asmara: A Modernist African City |
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