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Eritrea

ER / ERI   15.5°, 38.2°

Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. Its capital and largest city is Asmara. The country is bordered by Ethiopia to the south, Sudan to the west, and Djibouti to the southeast. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea. The country has a total area of approximately 117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi), and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands.

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People are called
Eritrean
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+291
Capital
Asmara
Population
3,497,000
Area
117,600 km2
Climate
Desert or arid
Government
Authoritarian
Currency
nakfa
Languages
Tigrinya, Arabic, English
Sells
copper ore, zinc ore, gold, garments
Sells to
China 67%, UAE 26%, Philippines 5%
Land borders
3: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+291
Founded
1993
Hemisphere
Northern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Eritrean

These are English demonyms for people from Eritrea. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

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Turning points

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Religion: state & society

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BEYOND THE MAP

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Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Tigrinyaofficial
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Arabicofficial
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Englishofficial
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Largest cities

Asmara  capital 563,930
Keren 74,800
Himora 46,100
Af’abet 35,673
Massawa 23,100

Wars and conflicts

Conflicts this country is attached to. Click one to see the others. Each says what kind of claim it is: a principal belligerent is hand-checked against the modern state that succeeded the power that fought, while a recorded participant comes from the bulk import, which does not separate combat from funding, basing, occupation or reconstruction. Neither list is complete, so a country missing from a war may still have taken part — which is why the quiz no longer asks who fought in what.

Form of government

Authoritarian.

Climate and geography

hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviest June to September); semiarid in western hills and lowlands

Highest point

Landmarks and landscapes

Northern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Isaias Afwerki
Isaias Afwerki President since independence in 1993 Isaias Afwerki is an Eritrean politician who has served as the president of Eritrea since its independence in 1993 and the chairman of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) since 1994.