Eritrea - Introduction

Here, we have some interesting facts about Eritrea. Eritrea (officially: State of Eritrea) is a country in Africa, precisely in Eastern Africa, with a population of about 3.8 Millions inhabitants today (2024-10-27). The capital city of State of Eritrea is Asmara, and the official country TLD code is .er. Eritrea has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as ER, ERI, ERI, 232 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Eritrea , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Eritrea
Official State of Eritrea
Common (Native) Eritrea
Official (Native) State of Eritrea
Alternative spellings ER, State of Eritrea, ሃገረ ኤርትራ, Dawlat Iritriyá, ʾErtrā, Iritriyā
Translations ⬇️
Languages
ara Arabic
eng English
tir Tigrinya
Geography
User Country Flag

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Eritrea is located in Eastern Africa and has a total land area of 117600 km². It is bounded by Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan and the capital city is Asmara

Region/Continent Africa
Subregion Eastern Africa
TimeZone UTC+03:00
Capital city Asmara
Area 117600 km²
Population 2024-10-27 3.8 Millions
Bordered Countreies Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan
Demonym
eng Male: Eritrean / Female: Eritrean
fra Male: Érythréen / Female: Érythréenne
Lat/Lng 15, 39
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Eritrea

The flag of Eritrea comprises three triangles — a large red isosceles triangle with its base spanning the hoist end and its apex at the midpoint on the fly end, and a green and blue right-angled triangle above and beneath the red triangle. On the hoist side of the red triangle is a golden vertical olive branch encircled by a golden olive wreath.

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Currency
Name Eritrean nakfa
Code ERN
Symbol Nfk
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side right
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 ER
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 ERI
ISO 3166-1 numeric 232
International calling code +291
FIFA 3 Letter Code ERI
All Important Facts about Eritrea

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Eritrea is found in Eastern Africa