Country
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
Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearDe 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. Income Group Disputed
PopulationEritrea 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 Classification
Sovereignty Status Eritrea
Connections
Associated With
Source Nile (Wikipedia)
Bordered By Water
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Ethiopia
Has Capital
Asmara, Cities Asmara is the capital of Eritrea.
Source Asmara (Wikipedia)
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Nationals Include
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is an Eritrean physician
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Source Biniam Girmay, WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articleQuote, 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
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Chad, Eritrea, and Sudan
Location Of
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Source Ethiopian-Adal War - WikipediaInfobox: locationQuote, Infobox: location
Ethiopian Empire (present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea)
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Sudan, South Sudan, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda
Site Of
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Found There
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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Eritrea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox
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.
View the Source 3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Eritrea
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography, CoastlineQuote, Geography, Coastline
2,234 km (mainland on Red Sea 1,151 km; islands in Red Sea 1,083 km)
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record ERI, incomeLevelQuote, 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" }
Wikidata: Eritrea
Nile (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Nile, Article textQuote, 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.
Asmara (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated 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 countriesQuote, Bordered By Water: Ethiopia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Eritrea 1,033 km
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