Key facts
Capital: Asmara
Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan
Government: State of Eritrea
Currency: nakfa (ERN)
Area: 117,600 sq km
Population: 6,147,398 (July 2021 est.)
Languages: Tigrinya (official), Arabic (official), English (official), Tigre, Kunama, Afar, other Cushitic languages
Religion: Sunni Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
TimeZone: UTC+3
Tel Code: +291
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