Eritrea
🇪🇷 Eastern Africa · State of Eritrea
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About Eritrea
Eritrea (officially State of Eritrea) is a country in Eastern Africa, with Asmara as its capital. It is home to roughly 3.61 million people, giving a population density of about 31 people per square kilometre. The country covers 117,600 km² of land and shares land borders with 3 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $2.07B in nominal GDP (2011), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.503. The official currency is the Eritrean nakfa (ERN), and the main languages are Arabic, English, Tigrinya.
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How Eritrea measures up
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Eritrea is the 129th most populous country in the world, with about 3.61 million people.
By land area it is the 99th-largest country in the world, covering 117,600 km².
It has the world's 174th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($2.07B).
Eritrea shares land borders with 3 countries.
It is classed by the UN as a country of low human development, with an HDI of 0.503.
Eritrea has a population density of about 31 people per square kilometre.
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