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. 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

Associated With

Asmara

Source Asmara (Wikipedia)

The Horn of Africa

The Nile

Source Nile (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Red Sea

Has Capital

Asmara

Asmara is the capital of Eritrea.

Source Asmara (Wikipedia)

In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Zeremariam Fre

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

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

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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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Site Of

Bank of Eritrea

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Found There

Teff

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

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)

African Baobab