Country facts

Eritrea

ER

Location

Africa · Eastern Africa

The circle marks the location.Map: Natural Earth 110m

Size & world rank

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Population

#131 of 243Top 54%

≈3.7 million(3,682,669)

Smallest: Pitcairn Islands 35Largest: India ≈1.43B

Area

#101 of 243Top 42%

117,600 km²

Smallest: Vatican City 0.44 km²Largest: Russia ≈17.1M km²

Key facts

Capital: Asmara
Languages: Arabic, English, Tigrinya
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic (Semitic)
Currencies: Eritrean nakfa
Flag Colors: BlueGreenRedYellow

Neighbors

3 countries