🚩 Flag of Eritrea • live waving render
Africa — Eastern Africa
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇪🇷 Eritrea
State of Eritrea
aka إريتريا — endonym
3.6M
Population
World #132
117,600 km²
Land Area
World #102
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GDP (USD)
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Did You Know?
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Eritrea is the world's #132 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #102 globally by land area — covering about 0.08% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 3 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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3 languages are officially recognised here.
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Population density is 30.7 people per km² — world rank #186.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Asmara
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Phone Code
+291
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Internet TLD
.er
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Nationality
Eritrean
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
ER / ERI / 232
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Coordinates
15.00°, 39.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
N/A USD
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GDP per Capita
N/A
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
30.7 /km²
World density rank #186
Nfk
Eritrean nakfa
ERN • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
3,607,000
World rank #132 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
3
Arabic • English • Tigrinya
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Demonym
Eritrean
What its people are called
🗣️ Arabic
🗣️ English
🗣️ Tigrinya
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
117,600 km²
0.08% of Earth's landmass • World #102
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Land Borders
3 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+03:00
Africa/Asmara
EAT — East Africa Time
“Eritrea” Around the World
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إريتريا
دولة إريتريا
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Eritrea
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Eritrea
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Eritrea
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Eritrea
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Eritrea
Eritrean valtio
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Érythrée
État d'Érythrée
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Eritreja
Država Eritreji
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Eritrea
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Eritrea
Stato di Eritrea
jpn
エリトリア
エリトリア国
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에리트레아
에리트레아국
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Eritrea
Staat Eritrea
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اریتره
جمهوری اریتره
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Erytrea
Państwo Erytrea
por
Eritreia
Estado da Eritreia
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Эритрея
Государство Эритрея
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Eritrea
Eritrejský štát
spa
Eritrea
Estado de Eritrea
srp
Eritreja
Država Eritreja
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Eritrea
Staten Eritrea
tur
Eritre
Eritre Devleti
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ارتریا
ریاستِ ارتریا
zho
厄立特里亚
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
ER
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ISO Alpha-3
ERI
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
232
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Status
officially-assigned
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WikiData ID
Q986
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Also Spelled As
ER • State of Eritrea • ሃገረ ኤርትራ • Dawlat Iritriyá • ʾErtrā • Iritriyā