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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)
In the Other Atlases

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

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

Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidsontier 1
Niger Seed

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

Okra

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

Source Okra, Wikipedia
Shiro

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

Source Shiro (Wikipedia)tier 3
Teff

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

Ge'ez Script

Also in Language Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Kaskara

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

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

Location Of

Ethiopian-Adal War

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

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

Mullah spiny mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mullah spiny mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia
Naked-rumped tomb bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Taphozous nudiventris - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Eritrea
Quote, Country distribution, Eritrea
Country distribution Afghanistan · Algeria · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Burkina Faso · Cape Verde · Chad · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Djibouti · Egypt · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Georgia · Ghana · India · Iran · Iraq · Israel · Jordan · Kenya · Lebanon · Mauritania · Morocco · Myanmar · Nepal · Niger · Nigeria · Oman · Pakistan · Palestine · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Somalia · Sudan · Syria · Tanzania · Togo · Turkey · Turkmenistan · Uganda · United Arab Emirates · Yemen · Libya? · Qatar? · Tunisia?
Octopus cyanea

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Oribi

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Oribi (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
This antelope is highly sporadic in distribution, ranging from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia and Eritrea in the east and southward to Angola and the Eastern Cape (South Africa).
Osprey

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Oxeye Daisy

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Paper Nautilus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Asellia patrizii (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Eritrea
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Eritrea
Eritrea · Ethiopia
Pharaoh Cuttlefish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Phragmites australis

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Pied avocet

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Pomegranate

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Pompano dolphinfish

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Precious Wentletrap

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Quillwort

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Raphanus raphanistrum

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Red Clover

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Red Sea Clownfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Red Sea Coral Reef

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Red-Fronted Gazelle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Red-fronted gazelle (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The red-fronted gazelle is native to Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan and Sudan.
Risso's dolphin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Rough-toothed dolphin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ruddy turnstone

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Sahel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Saltcedar

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Scalloped Hammerhead

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Senna alexandrina

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Shepherds Purse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Shortfin Mako Shark

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Short-finned pilot whale

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Soemmerring's Gazelle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Soemmerring's gazelle (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Soemmerring's gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii), also known as the Abyssinian mohr, is a gazelle species native to the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan).
Somali sheath-tailed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Coleura gallarum (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distribution, Eritrea
Quote, Country distribution, Eritrea
Country distribution Djibouti · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Oman · Somalia · Sudan · Yemen
Spikemoss

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Striped dolphin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Swordfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Tecoma stans

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Terek sandpiper

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Three-banded plover

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Tiger Shark

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Trident bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Asellia tridens (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Eritrea
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Eritrea
Egypt · Eritrea · Ethiopia
Trifolium arvense

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Vitis vinifera

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Waterbuck

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Waterbuck (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
The defassa waterbuck occurs west of the Albertine Rift and ranges from Eritrea to Guinea Bissau in the southern Sahel, its most northerly point of distribution being in southern Mali.
Whale Shark

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Wood sandpiper

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Xerus

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Yellowfin Tuna

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Zebra Shark

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Aksumite Army

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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.
View the Source
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.
View the Source
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.
View the Source
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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