Eritrea, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Asmara, capital city of Eritrea

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Eritrea is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Eritrea
Eritrea is located in	Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa Africa Continent
Eritrea has a population of	3,470,390 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Eritrea are called Eritreans
The country’s total area is	121,320 Km² ( 75,385 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	136
Global Peace Index Score	3
Human Development Index (HDI)	Eritrea HDI ranks in position nº 175 worldwide Low Human Development HDI of 0.493 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Eritrea’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 42 countries Eritrea passport ranks in position nº 94 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Eritrea GDP per capita is	$no data USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Eritrea ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Latitude & Longitude	15° 00' N, 39° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Eritrea Capital city	Asmara
Neighbouring countries	Ethiopia, Sudan, Djibouti.
Eritrea 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); semiarid in western hills and lowlands
Most predominant religion	Eritrean Orthodox,
Second most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Currency name & code	Nakfa (ERN)
Internet ccTLD	.er
Eritrea calling code	+291

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