Eritrea holds Asmara, a capital built in the 1930s and listed by UNESCO for its modernist architecture. Its Red Sea coastline runs more than a thousand kilometres.
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Easy learning about Eritrea
The capital city of Eritrea is Asmara, capital city of Eritrea.
Word: Asmara
Meaning: art-deco city
Administrative Divisions
6 regions:
- Anseba
- Debub
- Gash-Barka
- Maekel
- Northern Red Sea
- Southern Red Sea
Regions of Eritrea map
Eritrea is a Country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub-region in the continent of Africa.
0200 km (124 mi)400 km (249 mi)600 km (373 mi)800 km (497 mi)
Height
-122 m (-400 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), Max altitude 3013 m (9890 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Height from west to east in Eritrea
Height from south to north in Eritrea
1Red Sea (East)0 m2Tekezé571 to 880 m
Population of Eritrea, 1960–2025
The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices
Basic Information
Capital City: Asmara, capital city of Eritrea
Population: 3,607,003 (World Bank)
Area: 117,600 km² / 45,406 sq mi
People from Eritrea are called: Eritreans
Geography
Latitude: 15.787° N
Longitude: 38.286° E
Geographical Subregion: Eastern Africa
Intermediary Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Continental Region: Africa
Highest Elevation Point: Emba Soira (3 018 m)
Lowest point: Lake Kulul (−75 m)
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
Human Development
HDI Rank: 178 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.503
Mean Years of Schooling: 5.1
Expected Years of Schooling: 7.3
Life Expectancy at Birth: 68.6 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Orthodox
Second Most Predominant: Catholic
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Illegal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: N/A
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: 7 Years
Physical Punishment: No
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+03:00
TLD: .er
Calling Code: +291
MapGeo Name: Eritrea
MapGeo Code: ER