Africa · Eastern Africa
Eritrea
State of Eritrea
CapitalAsmara
Population3,607,003World Bank 2025
Area117,600 km²
CurrencyERN — Eritrean nakfa
LanguagesArabic, English, Tigrinya
Calling code+291
Time zones
GDPUSD 2.07B
GDP per capitaUSD 689
Life expectancy68.9 years
Internet users14.3%
What this means
Eritrea is in Africa (Eastern Africa). About 3.61M people live there, or roughly 30.7 people per km². GDP per capita is around USD 689, which helps compare living standards with other countries on YIMHO.
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