Inc. All Rights Reserved. Most of the population must continue to depend on subsistence farming. Government revenues come from custom duties and income and sales taxes.
Road construction is a top domestic priority.
Shortages persist in housing, education, and health care. Eritrea has inherited the entire coastline of Ethiopia and has long-term prospects for revenues from the development of offshore oil, offshore fishing, and tourism. Ethiopia is largely dependent on Eritrean ports for its foreign commerce.