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Info about Eritrea
Eritrea was formerly the northernmost province of Ethiopia and is about the size of Indiana. Much of the country is mountainous. Its narrow Red Sea coastal plain is one of the hottest and driest places in Africa. The cooler central highlands have fertile valleys that support agriculture. Eritrea is bordered by the Sudan on the north and west, the Red Sea on the north and east, and Ethiopia and Djibouti on the south.
Capital
Asmara
- 556 000 people
all city from Eritrea
Country lead by
President: Isaias Afwerki (1993)
Population
4,786,994 (growth rate: 2.5%); birth rate: 34.3/1000; infant mortality rate: 46.3/1000; life expectancy: 59.0; density per sq mi: 102
Land Area
46,842 sq mi (121,320 sq km)
Monetary unit
Nakfa
Language
Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages
Ethnicity
ethnic Tigrinya 50%, Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%, Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) 3%, other 3%
Religion
Islam, Eritrean Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholic, Protestant
Transportation
Railways: total: 306 km (2004). Highways: total: 4,010 km; paved: 874 km; unpaved: 3,136 km (1999 est.). Ports and harbors: Assab, Massawa. Airports: 17 (2004 est.).
Internet tld
.er
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