State of Eritrea |
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Anthem: "Ertra, Ertra, Ertra"
(English: "Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea")
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| Capital and largest city | Asmara
15°20′N38°55′E / 15.333°N 38.917°E / 15.333; 38.917 |
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| Official languages | None[1] (see working languages) |
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| Religion | Christianity (50-63%), Islam (36-48%), Other (<1%)[4][5] |
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| Government | Unitaryone-partypresidential republic under a totalitariandictatorship[6][7][8][9][10] |
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| Isaias Afwerki |
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| Legislature | National assembly |
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| 24 May 1991 |
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| 24 May 1993 |
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• Total | 117,600 km2 (45,400 sq mi) (99th) |
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• Water (%) | 0.14% |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $11.01 billion[11] (168th) |
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• Per capita | $1,820[11] |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $8.09 billion[11] (168th) |
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• Per capita | $1,328[11] |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.459[12]
low · 180th |
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| Currency | Nakfa (ERN) |
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| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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| UTC+3 (not observed) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +291 |
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| ISO 3166 code | ER |
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| Internet TLD | .er |
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