<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Eritrea<nl>Government</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Names:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional long form:</hi> State of Eritrea
<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional short form:</hi> Eritrea
<item>• <hi format=ital>local long form:</hi> none
<item>• <hi format=ital>local short form:</hi> none
<item>• <hi format=ital>former:</hi> Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia
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<item><hi format=bold>Digraph:</hi> ER
<item><hi format=bold>Type:</hi> transitional government
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<item>• <hi format=ital>note:</hi> on 29 May 1991 ISSAIAS Afeworke, secretary general of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF), announced the formation of the Provisional Government in Eritrea (PGE), in preparation for the 23-25 April 1993 referendum on independence for the autonomous region of Eritrea; the result was a landslide vote for independence that was announced on 27 April 1993
<item><hi format=bold>National Assembly:</hi> EPLF Central Committee serves as the country's legislative body until multinational elections are held (before 20 May 1997)
<item><hi format=bold>Political parties and leaders:</hi> Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) (Christian Muslim), ISSAIAS Aferworke, PETROS Solomon; Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) (Muslim), ABDULLAH Muhammed; Eritrean Liberation Front—United Organization (ELF-UO), Mohammed Said NAWUD; Eritrean Liberation Front—Revolutionary Council (ELF-RC), Ahmed NASSER
<item><hi format=bold>Other political or pressure groups:</hi> Eritrean Islamic Jihad (EIJ); Islamic Militant Group
<item><hi format=bold>Member of:</hi> OAU, ACP, AfDB, ECA, ILO, IMO, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), ITU, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WMO
<item><hi format=bold>Diplomatic representation in US:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>chief of mission:</hi> Ambassador-designate Hagos GEBREHIWOT
<item>• <hi format=ital>chancery:</hi> Suite 400, 910 17th Street NW, Washington DC 20006
<item><hi format=bold>Flag:</hi> 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