Eriteria

Africa
Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan.

		15.0084637N 38.8476563E
President of State Isaias Afewerki

Capital
Asmara

Government
 Provisional Government

Religion
Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant. 

Population
5,792,984

Ethnic group
50% Tigrinya, 40%Tigre, 4% Afar, 3% Saho, 3% Kunama.

National Language                     
Tigrinya
            
National Day
24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia)

Anthem
Ertra, Ertra, Ertra

Currency
Nakfa (ERN)

Attractions
Al Khulafa Al Rashiudin Mosque, Cathedral of Asmara,,Dankalia,  Fiat Tagliero,  Liberation Avenue,    Museums in Eritrea,   National Parks of Eritrea,  Places of Worship in Eritrea,   Qohaito 

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Art & Cultural

The ICON

The Fiat Tagliero Building The Fiat Tagliero Building in Asmara, capital city of Eritrea, is a Futurist Style service station completed in 1938 and designed by the Italian architect Giuseppe Pettazzi. From the beginning conceived as a simple petrol station, Pettazzi designed a building that resembles an aeroplane. The building consists of a central tower which incorporates the office space and cashiers desk and shop. The tower supports a pair of 15m cantilevered wings, which are built in reinforced concrete and are structurally unsupported. Although this was Petazzi's original design, local authorities at the time insisted that each wing should be supported by pillars. This was believed to be a local myth, until proved when the original plans were found in 2001.Another urban legend states that Pettazzi settled the argument by holding a revolver to the main builder's head, threatened to kill him if they did not remove the supports. In the end the supports were removed and the wings held, just as they do today.

Mosque of Nakfa