- Official name
- State of Eritrea دولة إريتريا · Arabic
1 more name
ሃገረ ኤርትራ · Tigrinya - Capital
- Asmara
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 6.2 million
- Area
- 117,600 km²
- Currency
- Eritrean nakfa (ERN)
- Neighbours
- Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan
- Internet / phone
- .er · +291
Where it is
Notable facts
- Asmara’s modernist Italian architecture makes the whole city centre a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- Eritrea won independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a thirty-year war.
- The Dahlak Archipelago in the Red Sea has more than 200 islands.
- Eritrea has one of Africa’s few remaining steam-operated heritage railways, climbing from the coast to Asmara.
World Heritage 1 site
National dish
Zigni Beef stewed in berbere and clarified butter, served on injera flatbread.