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Eritrea

Introduction

Capital: Asmara

Population

Total Population: 5,792,984
Annual Growth Rate: 3.0%
Density: 49 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population: 20.7%
Ethnic Origins: Tigrinya 50%, Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%, Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) 3%, other 3%.
Official Language: Tigrina
Other Languages Spoken: Tigre, Afar, Saho, Arabic, Kunama, Other Cushitic languages
Business Language: English
Religion: Muslim, Aoptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Asmara

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency:
Eritrea Nakfa (ERN)


Country Overview

Area: 117,600 km²
Type of State: State. Partly democratic, Transitional government.
Type of Economy: Low-income economy.
Heavily dependent on international aid.
HDI*: 0.442/1
HDI (World Rank): 164th/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.


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31°

Low: 13°  |  High: 26°

Humidity: 79%  |  Wind: 31 km/h
Sunrise: 5:57 am  |  Sunset: 6:16 pm

Asmara, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Eritrea, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Eritrea, Dial +291
Internet Suffix: .er
Telephone Lines: 0.8 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users: 3.0 per 100 Inhabitants
Access to Electricity: 20% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

 
Foreign Trade Indicators 20052006200720082009
Imports of Goods (millions USD) 490495510530515
Exports of Goods (millions USD) 1112131515

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization

 

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