Eritrea: map, capital and facts
Eritrea is a country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Asmara. Its official languages are Arabic, English and Tigrinya.
Eritrea covers about 117,600 km², making it the 99th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 3.6 million people live there, the 129th-most populous.
Eritrea shares land borders with 3 countries: Djibouti, Ethiopia and Sudan.
Where is Eritrea?
Eritrea is in Eastern Africa. Its centre lies at roughly 15°N, 39°E, in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
Eritrea is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.
Eritrea facts
| Capital | Asmara |
|---|---|
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Eastern Africa |
| Area | 117,600 km² (99th largest) |
| Population | 3,607,003 (129th most populous) |
| Languages | Arabic, English, Tigrinya |
| Currency | Eritrean nakfa (Nfk) |
| Landlocked | No |
| Land borders | 3 |
| Centre point | 15°N, 39°E |
Countries that border Eritrea
Other countries near Eritrea
Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.
- Yemen, about 970 km
- Somalia, about 1,220 km
- Saudi Arabia, about 1,280 km
- South Sudan, about 1,320 km
- Kenya, about 1,560 km
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- Continent: Africa
- Subregion: Eastern Africa
- Hemisphere: Northern
- Landlocked: No
- Area: 117,600 km²
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More countries in Eastern Africa
Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.