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== | ==Resources== | ||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
Centralized, at the Ministry of Local Government in Asmara, with branch offices at the regional level<ref name="Unicef Eritrea">UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, [https://data.unicef.org/crvs/eritrea/ UNICEF Data for Eritrea], accessed 7 September 2021. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."</ref> | Centralized, at the Ministry of Local Government in Asmara, with branch offices at the regional level.<ref name="Unicef Eritrea">UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, [https://data.unicef.org/crvs/eritrea/ UNICEF Data for Eritrea], accessed 7 September 2021. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."</ref> | ||
Ministry of Local Government<br> | [https://shabait.com/contact-us/ Ministry of Local Government]<br> | ||
PO Box 242 <br> | |||
Asmara, Eritrea<br> | Asmara, Eritrea<br> | ||
Telephone: | Telephone: +291 1 128 058<br> | ||
Email: [mailto:https://shabait.com/contact-us/ shabait.com/contact-us] | |||
== | ==Background== | ||
Eritrea has nine major ethnic groups:<br> | |||
-Tigrinya, about 50% of population, mostly Christian, some Muslim<br> | |||
-Tigre, about 30% of the population, mostly Muslim<br> | |||
-Afar, about 5%, Muslim<br> | |||
-Saho, about 5%, mostly Muslim<br> | |||
-Hedareb, about 2.5%, Muslim<br> | |||
-Bilen, about 2%, about half Muslim and half Christian<br> | |||
-Rashaida, about 0.5%, Muslim<ref>European Asylum Support Office (EASO) Country of Origin Information, [https://www.easo.europa.eu/sites/default/files/public/Eritrea-Report-Final.pdf Eritrea Country Focus], (PDF), May 2015, (accessed 31 October 2021).</ref> | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
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*Marital status | *Marital status | ||
*Place of usual residence<ref name="Unicef Eritrea" /> | *Place of usual residence<ref name="Unicef Eritrea" /> | ||
===Marriage Records=== | ===Marriage Records=== | ||
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