Eritrea (Alternity)

Eritrea, officially the Republic of Eritrea, is a nation located in the Horn of Africa, with a population of 5,521,000. It borders Sudan to the west, Ethiopia to the south, and Somaliland to the southeast. Formerly a part of Ethiopia, Eritrea gained its independence from the latter nation in 1991, following the fifteen-year Eritrean War. The national capital and largest city is Asmara, with a population of around 610,000. Despite inheriting a sizeable amount of neighboring Ethiopia's prosperity upon independence, Eritrea suffered a devastating civil war from 1992 to 1996, in which over 340,000 were killed.