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    Eritrea Government - 2004

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    SOURCE: 2004 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Country name:
      conventional long form: State of Eritrea
      conventional short form: Eritrea
      local long form: Hagere Ertra
      former: Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia
      local short form: Ertra

      Government type:
      transitional government
      note: following a successful referendum on independence for the Autonomous Region of Eritrea on 23-25 April 1993, a National Assembly, composed entirely of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice or PFDJ, was established as a transitional legislature; a Constitutional Commission was also established to draft a constitution; ISAIAS Afworki was elected president by the transitional legislature; the constitution, ratified in May 1997, did not enter into effect, pending parliamentary and presidential elections; parliamentary elections had been scheduled in December 2001, but were postponed indefinitely; currently the sole legal party is the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ)

      Capital:
      Asmara (formerly Asmera)

      Administrative divisions:
      6 regions (regions, singular - region); Central, Anelba, Southern Red Sea, Northern Red Sea, Southern, Gash-Barka

      Independence:
      24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia)

      National holiday:
      Independence Day, 24 May (1993)

      Constitution:
      the transitional constitution, decreed on 19 May 1993, was replaced by a new constitution adopted on 23 May 1997, but not yet implemented

      Legal system:
      primary basis is the Ethiopian legal code of 1957, with revisions; new civil, commercial, and penal codes have not yet been promulgated; also relies on customary and post-independence-enacted laws and, for civil cases involving Muslims, Sharia law

      Suffrage:
      18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:
      chief of state: President ISAIAS Afworki (since 8 June 1993); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government and is head of the State Council and National Assembly
      head of government: President ISAIAS Afworki (since 8 June 1993); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government and is head of the State Council and National Assembly
      cabinet: State Council is the collective executive authority; members appointed by the president
      elections: president elected by the National Assembly; election last held 8 June 1993 (next election date uncertain as the National Assembly did not hold a presidential election in December 2001 as anticipated)
      election results: ISAIAS Afworki elected president; percent of National Assembly vote - ISAIAS Afworki 95%

      Legislative branch:
      unicameral National Assembly (150 seats; term limits not established)
      elections: in May 1997, following the adoption of the new constitution, 75 members of the PFDJ Central Committee (the old Central Committee of the EPLF), 60 members of the 527-member Constituent Assembly, that had been established in 1997 to discuss and ratify the new constitution, and 15 representatives of Eritreans living abroad were formed into a Transitional National Assembly to serve as the country's legislative body until countrywide elections to a National Assembly were held; although only 75 of 150 members of the Transitional National Assembly were elected, the constitution stipulates that once past the transition stage, all members of the National Assembly will be elected by secret ballot of all eligible voters; National Assembly elections scheduled for December 2001 were postponed indefinitely

      Judicial branch:
      High Court - regional, subregional, and village courts; also have military and special courts

      Political parties and leaders:
      People's Front for Democracy and Justice or PFDJ, the only party recognized by the government [ISAIAS Afworki]; note - a National Assembly committee drafted a law on political parties in January 2001, but the full National Assembly has not yet debated or voted on it

      Political pressure groups and leaders:
      Eritrean Islamic Jihad or EIJ [leader NA] (also including Eritrean Islamic Jihad Movement or EIJM (also known as the Abu Sihel Movement) [leader NA]); Eritrean Islamic Salvation or EIS (also known as the Arafa Movement) [leader NA]; Eritrean Liberation Front or ELF [ABDULLAH Muhammed]; Eritrean National Alliance or ENA (a coalition including EIJ, EIS, ELF, and a number of ELF factions) [HERUY Tedla Biru]; Eritrean Public Forum or EPF [ARADOM Iyob]

      International organization participation:
      ACP, AfDB, AU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO

      Diplomatic representation in the US:
      chief of mission: Ambassador GIRMA Asmerom
      telephone: [1] (202) 319-1991
      consulate(s) general: Oakland (California)
      FAX: [1] (202) 319-1304
      chancery: 1708 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009

      Diplomatic representation from the US:
      chief of mission: Ambassador Donald J. McCONNELL
      embassy: Franklin D. Roosevelt Street, Asmara
      mailing address: P. O. Box 211, Asmara
      telephone: [291] (1) 120004
      FAX: [291] (1) 127584

      Flag description:
      red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) dividing the flag into two right triangles; the upper triangle is green, the lower one is blue; a gold wreath encircling a gold olive branch is centered on the hoist side of the red triangle


      NOTE: The information regarding Eritrea on this page is re-published from the 2004 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Eritrea Government 2004 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Eritrea Government 2004 should be addressed to the CIA.

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