Eritrea
Country in Africa
In brief
Population: 3.6M (2025). World rank 131 of 216; in Africa, 40 of 54. Area: 117,600 km². World rank 102 of 249; in Africa, 38 of 59. Life expectancy: 68.9 years (2024). World rank 161 of 216 (1 = best); in Africa, 12 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: population 3.1M → 3.6M. Better than all its neighbours (Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Sudan): life expectancy.
State
- Official name
- State of Eritrea
- Local name
- إريتريا
- Capital
- Asmara
- Region
- Africa
- Form of government
- Authoritarian regime
- UN member
- Yes
Key figures
Practical information
- Languages
- Arabic, English, Tigrinya
- Currency
- Eritrean Nakfa (ERN)
- Time zones
- UTC+3
- Calling code
- +291
- Emergency numbers
- 113, 114, 116
- Driving side
- Right
- Plug types
- C, L
- Mains voltage
- 230 V