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Capital | Asmara |
Government | transitional; single-party state under state-of-emergency |
Currency | nakfa (ERN) |
Area | 121,320 sq km |
Population | 4,786,994 (July 2006 est.) |
Language | Arabic (official), Tigrinya (official), English (official), Afar, Amharic, Tigre and Kunama, other Cushitic languages |
Religion | Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant |
Calling Code | +291 |
Internet TLD | .er |
Time Zone | UTC +3 |
Eritrea, , is in East Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan, with a long disputed border with Ethiopia.