Eritrea
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Country Profile
Location: East Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan
Geographical
Size: land: 101,000 sq km, water: 16,600 sq km Climate: hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviest June to September); semiarid in western hills and lowlands
Population: 6,343,956 (2024 est.)
Population
Growth Rate: 1.12% (2024 est.)
Ethnical groups: Tigrinya 50%, Tigre 30%, Saho 4%, Afar 4%, Kunama 4%, Bilen 3%, Hedareb/Beja 2%, Nara 2%, Rashaida 1% (2021 est.)
Languages: Tigrinya (official), Arabic (official), English (official), Tigre, Kunama, Afar, other Cushitic languages
Religion: Sunni Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
Capital
City: Asmara (Asmera)
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