Eritrea

State of Eritrea ሃገረ ኤርትራ  Hagere Ertra دولة إرتريا  Dawlat Iritriyā
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Anthem: ኤርትራ ኤርትራ ኤርትራ  (Tigrinya) "Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea"
Capital and largest city	Asmara
Official languages	Tigrinya[1] Arabic[1] English[1][2]
Ethnic groups (2012[3])	55% Tigrinya 30% Tigre 4% Saho 2% Kunama 2% Rashaida 2% Bilen 5% othera
Demonym(s)	Eritrean
Government	Unitary single-party presidential republic under an totalitarian dictatorship
• President	Isaias Afewerki
Independence
• From Italy	November 1941
• From United Kingdom under UN Mandate	1951
• from Ethiopia de facto	May 24, 1991
• From Ethiopia de jure	May 24, 1993
Area
• Total	117,600 km2 (45,400 sq mi) (101st)
• Water (%)	0.14%
Population
• 2012 estimate	6,086,495 (107th)
• 2008 census	5,291,370
• Density	51.8/km2 (134.2/sq mi) (154th)
GDP (PPP)	2012 estimate
• Total	$4.397 billion[4]
• Per capita	$777[4]
GDP (nominal)	2012 estimate
• Total	$3.108 billion[4]
• Per capita	$549[4]
HDI (2011)	0.349 low · 177th
Currency	Nakfa (ERN)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (not observed)
Driving side	right
Calling code	291
ISO 3166 code	ER
Internet TLD	.er
Afar, Beni-Amer, Nara. Working languages only.[5]

Eritrea is a country on the eastern coast of Africa. Its official name is The State of Eritrea.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Hailemariam, Chefena; Kroon, Sjaak; Walters, Joel (1999). "Multilingualism and Nation Building: Language and Education in Eritrea" (PDF). Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 20 (6): 474–493. doi:10.1080/01434639908666385. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
2. ↑ Eritrea Archived 2020-05-15 at the Wayback Machine. CIA – The World Factbook. cia.gov. Retrieved on June 25, 2012.
3. ↑ CIA – Eritrea – Ethnic groups Archived 2019-01-06 at the Wayback Machine. Cia.gov. Retrieved on June 25, 2012.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "Eritrea". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
5. ↑ "ERITREA AT A GLANCE". October 1, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.