| COUNTRY FACTS: ERITREA | |
|---|---|
| Name(official): | State of Eritrea |
| Name(short): | Eritrea |
| Capital City: | Asmara |
| Location: | Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan. Click to enlarge
 Map of Eritrea |
| Coordinate: | 15 00 N, 39 00 E. |
| Independence: | (From Ethiopia) May 24th; 1993. |
| President: | ISAIAS Afworki |
| Type of Government: | Transitional |
| Total Area: | 121 320 sq.km. |
| Population: | 4 786 994 |
| People: | Tigrinya50%, Tigre abd Kunama 40%, Afar4%, Saho(Red Sea coast dwellers)3%, other3%. |
| Religion: | Muslim, Coptic christians, Roman catholic, Protestants |
| Languages: | Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages. |
| Literacy: | 58.6%total, 69.9%male, 47.6%female (2003 est.) |
| Currency: | nakfa (ERN) |
| GDP(per capita): | $1 000 (2005 est.) |
| Arable Land: | 4.78 (2005 est.) |
| Agriculture: | Sorghum, lentils, vegetables, corn, cotton, tobacco, coffee, sisal, livestock, goat, fish. |
| Natural resources: | Gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish. |
| Embassy in Japan: | Embassy of the State of Eritrea, Chancery: Shiroganedai ST Building, Room 401, 4-7-4, Shiroganedai, Minato-ku. Post Code: 108-0071, Tel. 03-5791-1815 Embassy of the State of Eritrea |
| General Info: | |
| International Phone Code: | +291 |
ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT
- Tourism:
MAJOR CITIES
Asmara, keren.
NEWS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- United Nations
- African Union
- CEN-SAD
- COMESA
- IGAD
- NEPAD
GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
6 regions (zobatat, singular - zoba); Anseba, Debub (Southern), Debubawi K'eyih Bahri (Southern Red Sea), Gash Barka, Ma'akel (Central), Semenawi Keyih Bahri (Northern Red Sea).