Eritrea
Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa. Its capital is Asmara. About 3.5 million people live there (2019). It covers 117,600 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Asmara
- People (2019)
- 3.5 million
- Area
- 117,600 km²
- Currency
- nakfa
Eritrea at a glance
- In its own language
- إرترة, ኤርትራ
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Africa
- Capital
- Asmara
- Population
- 3,497,000 (2019)
- Area
- 117,600 km² (45,406 mi²)
- People are called
- Eritrean
- Official languages
- Tigrinya, Arabic, English
- Currency
- nakfa
- Life expectancy
- 65.1 years (2016)
- Human Development Index
- 0.492 (2021)
- Unemployment
- 7% (2014)
- Head of state
- Isaias Afwerki (since 1993)
- Head of government
- Isaias Afwerki (since 1993)
- Country codes
- ER, ERI
- Calling code
- +291
- Internet domain
- .er
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+03:00, Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates
- 15.483333°, 38.25°
Eritrea and its neighbours
Eritrea borders Sudan, Djibouti and Ethiopia. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Eritrea
- Neighbours
Divisions of Eritrea
- Anseba Region
- Maekel Region
- Gash-Barka Region
- Southern Red Sea Region
- Northern Red Sea Region
- Debub Region
Member of
- United Nations
- African Union
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- African Development Bank
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- UNESCO
- Universal Postal Union
- International Telecommunication Union
- World Meteorological Organization
- World Health Organization
and 3 more organisations.
How far are you from Eritrea?
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Questions
What is the capital of Eritrea?
The capital of Eritrea is Asmara.
What is the population of Eritrea?
Eritrea has about 3,497,000 people, as recorded in 2019.
How big is Eritrea?
Eritrea covers 117,600 square kilometres (45,406 square miles).
What currency does Eritrea use?
The nakfa.
What language is spoken in Eritrea?
The official languages of Eritrea are Tigrinya, Arabic and English.
Which countries border Eritrea?
Eritrea shares a border with Sudan, Djibouti and Ethiopia.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.