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Geo-political map of Eritrea

Eritrea (ˌɛrɨˈtreɪ.ə/ or /ˌɛrɨˈtriːə/; Ge’ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritrīyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea is the Italian form of the Greek name Ἐρυθραίᾱ (Erythraíā), meaning “red [land]“. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeast and east of the country has an extensive coastline on the Red Sea, directly across from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands are part of Eritrea.

Country overview:

Short name ERITREA
ISO code ER
FIPS code ER
Languages Tigrinya, Tigre, Arabic, etc.
Time zone +3
Capital Asmara

 

 

Region

Population

Area(km.²)

Area(mi.²)

Capital

Old provinces
Anseba

893,587

23,200

9,000

 Keren Barka, Senhit
Debub

1,476,765

8,000

3,100

 Mendefera Akele Guzai, Seraye
Debubawi Keyih Bahri

398,073

27,600

10,700

 Assab Denkalia
Gash Barka

1,103,742

33,200

12,800

 Barentu Barka, Gash-Setit, Seraye
Maekel

1,053,254

1,300

500

 Asmara Asmara, Hamasien
Semenawi Keyih Bahri

897,454

27,800

10,700

 Massawa Akele Guzai, Denkalia, Sahel, Semhar

 

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