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• EritreaSHORT INFORMATION
• Overview• Geography
• Water source
• Climate
• Capital
• Administrative structure
• Language and population
• Political structure
• Monetary unit
• Religion
• Medicine (health)
• Education
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Overview of Eritrea
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Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeast and east of the country have an extensive coastline on the Red Sea, directly across from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands are part of Eritrea.
Area
Total 117,600 km2 (100th)
Water (%) 0.14
Population
2009 estimate 5,224,000 (109th)
Density 43.1/km2 (165th)
111.7/sq mi
Currency: Nakfa (ERN)
Time zone
EAT (UTC+3)
Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD: .er
Calling code: 291
Officially name: State of Eritrea
Capital: Asmara
Largest city: Asmara
Official language: None. De facto predominant languages: Tigrinya,Italian, Arabic
Government: Provisional Government
Capital: Asmara
Largest city: Asmara
Official language: None. De facto predominant languages: Tigrinya,Italian, Arabic
Government: Provisional Government
Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeast and east of the country have an extensive coastline on the Red Sea, directly across from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands are part of Eritrea.
Area
Total 117,600 km2 (100th)
Water (%) 0.14
Population
2009 estimate 5,224,000 (109th)
Density 43.1/km2 (165th)
111.7/sq mi
Currency: Nakfa (ERN)
Time zone
EAT (UTC+3)
Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD: .er
Calling code: 291
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