Eritrea
State of Eritrea
Eritrea sits in Eastern Africa and uses ERN - Eritrean nakfa (Nfk). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Asmara
Population
3.5M
Area
117.6K km2
Population
3.5M
3,500,000 people
Area
117.6K km2
117,600 square kilometers
Density
30/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Asmara
15.33, 38.93
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Eritrea, officially listed here as State of Eritrea, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Eritrea, ER, ERI, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Eritrea is grouped under Africa, more specifically Eastern Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 3,500,000 people and a land area of 117,600 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 30 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 15, 39, while the capital coordinate reference is 15.33, 38.93. Eritrea shares listed land borders with DJI, ETH, SDN, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Asmara (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Asmara, Keren, Assab, Massawa and Mendefera. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Eritrea, capital of Eritrea, and major urban areas in Eritrea. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary one-party presidential republic under a totalitarian dictatorship. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Eritrea uses calling code +291, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+03:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists ERN - Eritrean nakfa (Nfk), while language records include Arabic, English and Tigrinya. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as ER. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Eritrea profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
ER / ERI
Top-level domains
.er
Continents
Africa
Border countries
DJI, ETH, SDN
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
ER
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Eritrea is represented by the ER country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Asmara
Ma’Äkel
963,000
primary
#2
Keren
‘Anseba
146,500
admin
#3
Assab
Debubawi K’eyyÄhÌ£ BahÌ£ri
74,405
admin
#4
Massawa
Semienawi K’eyyÄhÌ£ BahÌ£ri
39,758
admin
#5
Mendefera
Debub
28,492
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary one-party presidential republic under a totalitarian dictatorship
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+291
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Languages
Arabic, English, Tigrinya
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry