It is a set up by the two governments of the countries. A design to develop hatred between the two people who have blood relationship since or even before Axumite period. It seems a design to completely separate Eritrea from Ethiopia. In other words to make the two people not to think about their unification like south and north Korea.

Both Dergi previous military government and EPRDF are facilitating the separation of Eritrea from Ethiopia by creating a war. Actually the current Eritrean government who is appreciating the process as it support his target and goal is the active roll player of the setup.but anyway the war was won by Eritrea and then they finally split the point is Eritrea and Ethiopia are just the same thing 100% blood relative!

• Ill Summarize that. Cause they wanted Independence like any other country.
• The war was started by Eritrea when it invaded sovereign Ethiopian towns of Badme and Zalambesa using three divisions of military and 13 tanks under two general surprising the unsuspected Ethiopians.

[Note 4] People's Republic of China9,640,0113,722,0296.5%The largest country entirely in Asia.

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[Note 4] United States9,629,0913,717,8136.5%Includes only states and incorporated territories.

[Note 6]5 Brazil8,514,8773,287,6125.7%The largest country in South America and the Southern Hemisphere.6 Australia7,692,0242,969,9075.2%The largest country in Oceania and the largest borderless country.

[Note 8]7 India3,287,2631,269,2192.3%[Note 9] The largest country in South Asia8 Argentina2,780,4001,073,5002%[Note 10]9 Kazakhstan2,724,9001,052,1001.8%Largest landlocked country in the world.[8][9]10 Algeria2,381,741919,5951.6%Largest country in Africa and in the Arab world.11 Democratic Republic of the Congo2,344,858905,3551.6%Largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa.12 Greenland2,166,086836,3301.5%A constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Largest island that is not a continent. Largest non-sovereign territory.13 Saudi Arabia2,149,690830,0001.4%Largest country in the Middle East.14 Mexico1,964,375758,4491.3%[Note 11]15 Indonesia1,910,931737,8151.3%Largest country in Southeast Asia and largest country wholly on islands (if considering Australia a continent).16 Sudan1,861,484718,723[10]1.3%Formerly the largest country in Africa.[Note 12]17 Libya1,759,540679,3601.2%

18 Iran1,648,195636,3721.1%[Note 13]19 Mongolia1,564,100603,9001.1%

20 Peru1,285,216496,2250.86%

21 Chad1,284,000496,0000.86%

22 Niger1,267,000489,0000.85%

23 Angola1,246,700481,4000.85%

24 Mali1,240,192478,8410.83%

25 South Africa1,221,037471,4450.82%

26 Colombia1,141,748440,8310.76%

27 Ethiopia1,104,300426,4000.74%Excluding the Ilemi Triangle (14,000 km2/5,400 sq mi). Most populated landlocked country in the world.28 Bolivia1,098,581424,1640.74%

29 Mauritania1,025,520395,9600.69%

30 Egypt1,002,000387,0000.67%Excluding the Hala'ib Triangle (20,580 km2/7,950 sq mi).31 Tanzania945,087364,9000.63%

32 Nigeria923,768356,6690.62%

33 Venezuela912,050352,1400.61%Excludes the claimed Guayana Esequiba area of 159,500 square kilometres (61,583 sq mi).34 Namibia824,268318,2520.55%

35 Mozambique801,590309,5000.54%

36 Pakistan796,095307,3740.53%-0.59%[Note 14]37 Turkey783,562302,5350.53%

38 Chile756,102291,9330.51%Excludes claims on Antarctica (1,250,000 km2/480,000 sq mi).39 Zambia752,612290,5850.51%

40 Burma676,578261,2280.45%

41 Afghanistan652,090251,7700.44%

42 France640,294247,2190.43%Largest country within the European Union and largest West European country.

[Note 15]43 Somalia637,657246,2010.43%[Note 16]44 Central African Republic622,984240,5350.42%

45 South Sudan619,745239,285[14]0.42%

46 Ukraine603,500233,0000.41%The largest country wholly in Europe.[15]47 Madagascar587,041226,6580.39%

48 Botswana582,000225,0000.39%

49 Kenya580,367224,0810.39%

50 Yemen527,968203,8500.35%

51 Thailand513,120198,1200.34%

52 Spain505,992195,3650.34%[Note 17]53 Turkmenistan488,100188,5000.33%

54 Cameroon475,442183,5690.32%

55 Papua New Guinea462,840178,7000.31%

56 Sweden450,295173,8600.30%

57 Uzbekistan447,400172,7000.30%

58 Morocco446,550172,4100.30%Does not include Western Sahara (266,000 km2/103,000 sq mi).59 Iraq435,244168,0490.29%

60 Paraguay406,752157,0480.27%

61 Zimbabwe390,757150,8720.26%

62 Japan377,930145,9200.25%[Note 18]63 Germany357,114137,8820.24%

64 Republic of the Congo342,000132,0000.23%

65 Finland338,424130,6660.23%[Note 19]66 Vietnam331,212127,8820.22%

67 Malaysia330,803127,7240.22%

68 Norway323,782125,0130.22%[Note 20]69 Côte d'Ivoire322,463124,5040.22%

70 Poland312,685120,7280.21%

71 Oman309,500119,5000.21%

72 Italy301,336116,3460.20%

73 Philippines300,000115,8000.20%[Note 21]74 Burkina Faso272,967105,3930.18%

75 New Zealand270,467104,4280.18%[Note 22]76 Gabon267,668103,3470.18%

77 Western Sahara266,000103,0000.18%[Note 23]78 Ecuador256,36998,9850.20%

79 Guinea245,85794,9260.17%

80 United Kingdom242,90093,8000.16%[Note 24]81 Uganda241,55093,2600.16%

82 Ghana238,53392,0980.16%

83 Romania238,39192,0430.16%Largest country in Southeastern Europe.84 Laos236,80091,4000.16%

85 Guyana214,96983,0000.14%

86 Belarus207,60080,2000.14%

87 Kyrgyzstan199,95177,2020.13%

88 Senegal196,72275,9550.13%

89 Syria185,18071,5000.12%Including the part of the Golan Heights (1,200 km2/460 sq mi) currently administered by Israel.90 Cambodia181,03569,8980.12%

91 Uruguay176,21568,0370.12%

92 Suriname163,82063,2500.11%Smallest country in South America.93 Tunisia163,61063,1700.11%

94 Nepal147,18156,8270.10%

95 Bangladesh143,99855,5980.10%Area according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is 147,570 km2/56,980 sq mi.96 Tajikistan143,10055,3000.10%

97 Greece131,95750,9490.09%

98 Nicaragua130,37350,3370.09%Largest country in Central America.99 North Korea120,53846,5400.08%

100 Malawi118,48445,7470.08%

101 Eritrea117,60045,4000.08%Includes Badme region.102 Benin112,62243,4840.08%

103 Honduras112,49243,4330.08%

104 Liberia111,36943,0000.07%

105 Bulgaria110,87942,8110.07%

106 Cuba109,88642,4270.07%Largest country in the Caribbean.107 Guatemala108,88942,0420.07%

108 Iceland103,00040,0000.07%

109 South Korea99,82838,5440.07%Official figure as of 2009 is 100,210 km2 (38,690 sq mi).[17]110 Hungary93,02835,9180.06%

111 Portugal92,09035,5600.06%

112 Jordan89,34234,4950.06%

113 Serbia88,36134,1160.06%[Note 25]114 Azerbaijan86,60033,4000.06%[Note 26]115 Austria83,87132,3830.06%

116 United Arab Emirates83,60032,3000.06%

117 Czech Republic78,86530,4500.05%

118 Panama75,41729,1190.05%

119 Sierra Leone71,74027,7000.05%

120 Ireland70,27327,1330.05%

121 Georgia69,70026,9000.05%[Note 27]122 Sri Lanka65,61025,3300.04%

123 Lithuania65,30025,2000.04%

124 Latvia64,55924,9260.04%

125 Svalbard and Jan Mayen62,42224,1010.04%Integral overseas areas of the Kingdom of Norway.126 Togo56,78521,9250.04%

127 Croatia56,59421,8510.04%

128 Bosnia and Herzegovina51,19719,7670.03%

129 Costa Rica51,10019,7000.03%

130 Slovakia49,03718,9330.03%

131 Dominican Republic48,67118,7920.03%

132 Estonia45,22717,4620.03%

133 Denmark43,09416,6390.03%[Note 28]134 Switzerland41,27715,9370.03%[Note 29]135 Bhutan38,39414,8240.03%

[Note 30]136 Netherlands37,35414,4220.03%[Note 31]137 Republic of China (Taiwan)36,18813,9720.02%[Note 32]138 Guinea-Bissau36,12513,9480.02%

139 Moldova33,84613,0680.02%[Note 33]140 Belgium30,52811,7870.02%

141 Lesotho30,35511,7200.02%

142 Armenia29,74311,4840.02%

143 Solomon Islands28,89611,1570.02%

144 Albania28,74811,1000.02%

145 Equatorial Guinea28,05110,8310.02%

146 Burundi27,83410,7470.02%

147 Haiti27,75010,7100.02%

148 Rwanda26,33810,1690.02%

149 Macedonia25,7139,9280.02%

150 Djibouti23,2009,0000.02%

151 Belize22,9668,8670.02%

152 Israel22,0728,5220.01%[Note 34]153 El Salvador21,0418,1240.01%Smallest country in Central America.154 Slovenia20,2737,8270.01%

155 New Caledonia18,5757,1720.01%Sui generisFrench collectivity.156 Fiji18,2727,0550.01%

157 Kuwait17,8186,8800.01%

158 Swaziland17,3646,7040.01%

159 East Timor14,8745,743<0.01%

160 The Bahamas13,9435,383<0.01%

161 Montenegro13,8125,333<0.01%

162 Vanuatu12,1894,706<0.01%

163 Falkland Islands12,1734,700<0.01%British Overseas Territory. Claimed by Argentina.164 Qatar11,5864,473<0.01%

165 The Gambia11,2954,361<0.01%Smallest country in continental Africa.166 Jamaica10,9914,244<0.01%

167 Lebanon10,4524,036<0.01%Smallest country in continental Asia.168 Cyprus9,2513,572<0.01%[Note 35]169 Puerto Rico8,8703,420<0.01%Commonwealth of the United States.170 French Southern and Antarctic Lands7,4472,875<0.01%Overseas territory of France. Excludes not widely recognized claim on Adélie Land in Antarctica.

[Note 36]171 Palestinian territories6,0202,320<0.01%

172 Brunei5,7652,226<0.01%

173 Trinidad and Tobago5,1301,980<0.01%

174 Cape Verde4,0331,557<0.01%

175 French Polynesia4,0001,500<0.01%French overseas collectivity.176 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands3,9031,507<0.01%British Overseas Territory.

[Note 37]177 Samoa2,8421,097<0.01%

178 Luxembourg2,586998<0.01%

179 Comoros2,235863<0.01%Listed figure includes Mayotte 373 km2/144 sq mi, a de facto overseas department of France.180 Mauritius1,969760<0.01%

181 Faroe Islands1,393538<0.001%A country within the Kingdom of Denmark.182 Hong Kong1,104426<0.001%A Special Administrative Region of China.183 São Tomé and Príncipe964372<0.001%

184 Turks and Caicos Islands948366<0.001%British Overseas Territory. Area includes protected waters.185 Bahrain758293<0.001%

186 Dominica751290<0.001%

187 Tonga747288<0.001%

188 Kiribati726280<0.001%Figure refers to land area only. Excludes uninhabited islands (84 km2/32 sq mi).189 Singapore710270<0.001%

190 Federated States of Micronesia702271<0.001%

191 Isle of Man572221<0.001%British Crown dependency.192 Guam549212<0.001%Organized unincorporated territory of the USA.193 Saint Lucia539208<0.001%Refers to habitable area. Excludes St. Lucia's Forest Reserve.194 Andorra468181<0.001%

195 Northern Mariana Islands464179<0.001%Commonwealth of the United States.196 Palau459177<0.001%

197 Seychelles452175<0.01%Smallest country in Africa.198 Curaçao444171<0.001%Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.199 Antigua and Barbuda442171<0.001%

200 Barbados430170<0.001%

201 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines389150<0.001%

202 United States Virgin Islands347134<0.001%Unincorporated, organized territory of the United States.203 Grenada344133<0.001%

204 Malta316122<0.001%Smallest country of the European Union.205 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha308119<0.001%British Overseas Territory

[Note 38]206 Maldives300120<0.001%Smallest country in Asia.207 Cayman Islands264102<0.001%British Overseas Territory.208 Saint Kitts and Nevis261101<0.001%Smallest nation in North America, in Americas and in the Western Hemisphere.209 Niue260100<0.001%Self-governing in free association with New Zealand.210 Saint Pierre and Miquelon24293<0.001%French overseas collectivity.211 Cook Islands23691<0.001%Self-governing in free association with New Zealand.212 American Samoa19977<0.001%Unorganized, unincorporated territory of the USA; includes Swains Island, claimed by Tokelau.213 Marshall Islands18170<0.001%

214 Aruba18069<0.001%Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.215 Liechtenstein16062<0.001%

216 British Virgin Islands15158<0.001%British Overseas Territory217 Wallis and Futuna14255<0.0001%French overseas collectivity.218 Jersey11645<0.0001%British Crown dependency.219 Montserrat10239<0.0001%British Overseas Territory.220 Anguilla9135<0.0001%British Overseas Territory.221 Guernsey7830<0.0001%British Crown dependency.222 San Marino6124<0.0001%

223 British Indian Ocean Territory6023<0.0001%British Overseas Territory.

[Note 39]224 Saint Martin5622<0.0001%French overseas collectivity.

[Note 40]225 Bermuda5421<0.0001%British Overseas Territory.226 Pitcairn Islands4718<0.0001%British Overseas Territory.

[Note 41]227 Norfolk Island3614<0.0001%Self-governing territory of Australia.228 Sint Maarten3413<0.0001%Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.229 Macau3012<0.0001%A Special Administrative Region of China.230 Tuvalu2610<0.0001%

231 Saint Barthélemy249.3<0.0001%French overseas collectivity.

[Note 42]232 Nauru218.1<0.0001%Smallest island nation and smallest republic in the world.233 Tokelau124.6<0.00001%Dependency of New Zealand.234 Gibraltar62.3<0.00001%British Overseas Territory.235 Monaco20.77<0.00001%

236 Vatican City0.440.17<0.000001%Smallest country in the world. Home of the Pope and the governing body of the Roman Catholic Church.