~Being close to water means having control of the seas
~Being on the water gives a country more power over their navy
<span>Ethiopia and Eritrea
</span>Eritrea became part of a federation with Ethiopia, the Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea<span>. Subsequent </span>annexation<span> into Ethiopia led to the </span>Eritrean War of Independence, ending with Eritrean independence following a referendum<span> in April 1993. </span><span>
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