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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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

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

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.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Eritrea

Cities

Asmara

Keren

Massawa

Connections

Associated With

Source Asmara (Wikipedia)

The Horn of Africa

Source Nile (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Has Capital

Asmara is the capital of Eritrea.

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Biniam Girmay Hailu (born 2 April 2000) is an Eritrean professional road cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam NSN Cycling Team.

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Site Of

Bank of Eritrea

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Found There

False killer whale

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Green sandpiper

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Green Sea Turtle

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Gull-billed tern

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Hawksbill Sea Turtle

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Levantina extends far south in western Arabia, and Eremina desertella is distributed as south as Sudan, Eritrea and Puntland in Somalia.

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Leucanthemum vulgare

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Little ringed plover

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Loggerhead Sea Turtle

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Precious Wentletrap

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Raphanus raphanistrum

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Red Sea Clownfish

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Red Sea Coral Reef

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Risso's dolphin

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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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Wikidata: Eritrea

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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.

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