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This is the last of my food
Jul 08, 2011
Laurie MacGregor reports from the Horn of Africa, where 10 million are at risk of starvation
ACT in Eritrea
International organisations in Eritrea
Organisations funding work in Eritrea
- Bread for All
- Bread for the World
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief
- Church of Sweden
- Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- FinnChurch Aid, FCA
- ICCO
- Kerk In Actie
About Eritrea
- Population: 5 million (UN, 2009)
- Capital: Asmara
- Area: 117,400 sq km (45,300 sq miles)
- Major languages: Tigrinya, Tigre, Arabic, English
- Major religions: Islam, Christianity
- Life expectancy: 57 years (men), 62 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 Nakfa = 100 cents
- Main exports: Livestock, hides, sorghum, textiles, salt, light manufactures
- GNI per capita: US $300 (World Bank, 2008)