Eritrea

State of Eritrea


Flag	Emblem

Anthem: Ertra, Ertra, Ertra
Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea

Location of Eritrea (dark green)– in Africa (dark grey)– in the African Union (dark grey)

Location of Eritrea (dark green)

– in Africa (dark grey)
– in the African Union (dark grey)

Location of Eritrea

Capital
and largest city

Asmara
15°20′N 38°55′E / 15.333°N 38.917°E

Official languages

None (de jure)
Tigrinya (de facto)

Recognised national languages

Working languages

Ethnic groups (2012)

55% Tigrinya
30% Tigre
4% Saho
2% Kunama
2% Bilen
2% Rashaida
5% others^a

Single-party presidential system

Legislature

National Assembly

• Dʿmt

c. 980 BC

• Kingdom of Aksum

c. 100 AD

• Italian Eritrea

1890

• Eritrean Federation

15 September 1952

• De facto State of Eritrea

24 May 1991

• De jure State of Eritrea

24 May 1993

• Total

117,600 km² (45,400 sq mi) (101st)

• Water (%)

0.14%

• 2014 estimate

6,380,803 (107th)

• Density

51.8/km² (134.2/sq mi) (154th)

GDP (PPP)

2017 estimate

• Total

$9.121 billion

• Per capita

$1,332

GDP (nominal)

2017 estimate

• Total

$6.047 billion

• Per capita

$843

HDI (2014)

0.391
low · 186th

Currency

Time zone

EAT (UTC+3)

• Summer (DST)

not observed (UTC+3)

right

Coordinates: 15°N 39°E / 15°N 39°E / 15; 39

– in Africa (dark grey)
– in the African Union (dark grey)

Eritrea (/ˌɛrᵻˈtreɪ.ə/ or /ˌɛrᵻˈtriːə/), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. With its capital at Asmara, it is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea. The nation has a total area of approximately 117,600 km² (45,406 sq mi), and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands. Its toponym Eritrea is based on the Greek name for the Red Sea (Ἐρυθρὰ Θάλασσα Erythra Thalassa), which was first adopted for Italian Eritrea in 1890.

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