Country of the Day
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Today's Featured Country
Eritrea
Africa
sovereign
ER
Key Facts
Capital
Asmara
Population
6,416,435 (2025 est.)
Area
117,600 sq km
Climate
hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviest June to September); ...
Languages
Tigrinya (official), Arabic (official), English (official), Tigre, Kunama, Afar, other Cushitic languages
Currency
Eritrean nakfa (ERN) [Nfk]
Government type
authoritarian
Life expectancy at birth
67.5 years (2024 est.)
Religions
Eritrean Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Evangelical Lutheran, Sunni Muslim
Independence
24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia)
Natural resources
gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish
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Eritrea's Land use: 62.7% (2023 est.)
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