Eritrea, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Asmara, capital city of Eritrea
Eritrea is a Red Sea nation with strategic ports, growing gold and copper mining projects, and significant potential for solar desalination and fisheries.
Eritrea in one word would be “Asmara,” meaning art-deco city.
Eritrea Flag
Eritrea armorial
Eritrea is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about Eritrea |
The capital city of Eritrea is Asmara.
| Eritrea is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa Africa Continent |
| Eritrea has a population of | 3,470,390 inhabitants within a total area of 121,320 Km2 (75,385 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Eritrea’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 136 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.75 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Eritrea HDI ranks in position nº 178 worldwide HDI of 0.503 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Eritrea’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 42 countries Eritrea passport ranks 94th 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 |
| 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 |
Eritrea administrative divisions
6 regions (zobatat)
- 'Anseba,
- Debub (South),
- Debubawi K'eyyih Bahri (Southern Red Sea),
- Gash-Barka,
- Ma'ikel (Central),
- Semienawi K'eyyih Bahri (Northern Red Sea)
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