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Eritrea

Also Known As State of Eritrea
Eastern Africa

Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa in East Africa, bordered by Ethiopia to the south, Sudan to the west, and Djibouti to the southeast, with a long Red Sea coastline. It has never conducted a national census, so its population figures carry significant uncertainty. It gained de facto independence from Ethiopia in 1991, formalized de jure in 1993. It is governed as a unitary one-party presidential republic. Its capital is Asmara.

Facts
Capital
Asmara 2
Area (sq km)
120,000 2
Independence or Founding Year
1993 2
De facto independence from Ethiopia came on 24 May 1991, ending the 1961-1991 Eritrean War of Independence; independence was formalized de jure on 24 May 1993 following a referendum.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Low 4
Disputed
Population
3,600,000 2
Eritrea has never conducted a national census. Its own Wikipedia infobox states a 2024 estimate range of 3.5 to 6.4 million; the Demographics of Eritrea article cites a UN DESA estimate of about 3.6 million (2021) against a COMESA estimate of about 6.7 million (2019), a spread of nearly double. The value recorded here is the lower, UN-sourced end of that range; the true figure is genuinely unknown within a margin of several million.
Population Estimate Year
2024 2
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Eritrea

Cities

Asmara

Eritrea

Keren

Eritrea

Massawa

Eritrea
Connections

Associated With

Asmara, Cities
Source Asmara (Wikipedia)
The Horn of Africa, Regions
The Nile, Bodies of Water
Source Nile (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Ethiopia, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Ethiopia
Red Sea, Bodies of Water

Has Capital

Asmara, Cities

Asmara is the capital of Eritrea.

Source Asmara (Wikipedia)
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Nationals Include

Zeremariam Fre

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Haile Debas

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Haile Debas (Wikipedia)Lead sentence
Quote, Lead sentence
is an Eritrean physician
Biniam Girmay

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Biniam Girmay, WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Biniam Girmay Hailu (born 2 April 2000) is an Eritrean professional road cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam NSN Cycling Team.

Origin Of

Doro Wat

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidsontier 1
Injera

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Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidsontier 1
Niger Seed

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Okra

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Okra, Wikipedia
Shiro

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Source Shiro (Wikipedia)tier 3
Teff

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Ge'ez Script

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Kaskara

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Source Kaskara (source article)Infobox: origin
Quote, Infobox: origin
Chad, Eritrea, and Sudan

Location Of

Ethiopian-Adal War

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Source Ethiopian-Adal War - WikipediaInfobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Ethiopian Empire (present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea)
Mahdist War

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Source Mahdist War - WikipediaInfobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Sudan, South Sudan, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda

Site Of

Bank of Eritrea

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Found There

Teff

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Arabian Plate

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Source Wikidata: Arabian Plate
Dahlak Archipelago

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Source Wikidata: Dahlak Archipelago
Danakil Depression

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Rift Valley

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Source Wikidata: Gregory Rift
Constitution of Eritrea

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Eritrea
High Court of Eritrea

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Source Central Intelligence Agency: Eritrea, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in Eritrea
Quote, Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in Eritrea
High Court (consists of 20 judges and organized into civil, commercial, criminal, labor, administrative, and customary sections)
Abyssinian genet

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Source Abyssinian genet (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The Abyssinian genet (Genetta abyssinica), also known as the Ethiopian genet, is a genet species native to Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, and Djibouti.
African Baobab

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African giant free-tailed bat

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Source African giant free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly South Africa.
African long-fingered bat

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Source African long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution
Quote, Species page, Country distribution
Eritrea · Ethiopia
African Tulip Tree

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African Wild Ass

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Source African wild ass (Wikipedia)Lead, living or extinct
Quote, Lead, living or extinct
They live in the deserts and other arid areas of the Horn of Africa, in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia.
Alisma plantago-aquatica

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American Flamingo

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Apium graveolens

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Artemisia absinthium

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Baobab

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Bar-tailed Godwit

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Black Spleenwort

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Black Wattle

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Black-tailed godwit

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Blacktip Reef Shark

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Blacktip shark

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Blue Shark

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Brassica rapa

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Cairo spiny mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Cairo spiny mouse (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
with its range extending from Mauritania, Morocco, and Algeria in the west to Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Egypt in the east
Capsicum annuum

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Carangoides ciliarius

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Century Plant

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Coenobita scaevola

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Common Bottlenose Dolphin

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Common dwarf mongoose

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Source Common dwarf mongoose (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
from Eritrea and Ethiopia to the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga
Common greenshank

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Common Octopus

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Common pochard

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Common redshank

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Common ringed plover

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Common sandpiper

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Common tern

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Convolvulus arvensis

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Cricket

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Cucumis melo

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Cyperus alternifolius

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Dalbergia melanoxylon

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Daucus carota

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Desert Locust

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Dill

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Drosophila melanogaster

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Dugong

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Eritrea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    State of Eritrea
  • Infobox, capital
    Asmara
  • Infobox, area
    Total: 120,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi)
  • Demographics section
    Sources disagree as to the current population of Eritrea, with some proposing numbers as low as 3.6 million and others as high as 6.7 million.
  • Introduction
    The country is bordered by Ethiopia to the south, Sudan to the west, and Djibouti to the southeast.
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Eritrea
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography, Coastline
Quote, Geography, Coastline
2,234 km (mainland on Red Sea 1,151 km; islands in Red Sea 1,083 km)
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record ERI, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record ERI, incomeLevel
"name": "Eritrea", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LIC", "iso2code": "XM", "value": "Low income" }
View the Source
Wikidata: Eritrea
Wikidata Q986, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Nile (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Nile, Article text
Quote, Associated With: The Nile, Article text
Eleven countries are wholly or partially within the basin: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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Asmara (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Asmara, Infobox, Country
    Eritrea
  • Has Capital: Asmara, Lead section
    Asmara ( əs-MAHR-ə), or Asmera, is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region.
View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Ethiopia
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Ethiopia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Ethiopia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Eritrea 1,033 km
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