| Africa > Eastern Africa > Eritrea | |
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| Official Name State of Eritrea | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Eastern Africa | |
| Capital Asmara | |
| Currency Eritrean Nakfa (ERN) | |
| Independence Day 24 May 1993: Independence from Ethiopia in 1993. | |
| Population 6,536,000 | |
| Nationality Eritrean | |
| Ethnic Group 55% Tigrinya, 30% Tigre, 4% Saho, 2% Kunama, 2% Bilen, 2% Rashaida, 5% othersa | |
| Area 117,600 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan | |
| Time Zone EAT (UTC+3) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 15.00, Longitude 39.00 | |
| Dialing Code +291 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code ER | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code ERI | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 232 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee ERI | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .er | |