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The flag of Eritrea comprises three triangles — a large red isosceles triangle with its base spanning the hoist end and its apex at the midpoint on the fly end, and a green and blue right-angled triangle above and beneath the red triangle. On the hoist side of the red triangle is a golden vertical olive branch encircled by a golden olive wreath.
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Eritrea

State of Eritrea

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Population
3.61M
Capital
Asmara
Area
117,600 km²
Currency
ERN
Eritrean nakfa

Statistics

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GDP (current US$)
$2.07B
as of 2011
GDP per capita
$689
as of 2011
Population
3.54M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
1.9%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
—
no data
Unemployment (% of labor force)
5.9%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
14.3%
as of 2020
Life expectancy at birth
68.89
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
3.7%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
—
no data
Urban population (% of total)
34.5%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
3.68
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
—
no data
Trade (% of GDP)
47.4%
as of 2011
Land area (km²)
121,178
as of 2023

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About Eritrea

Languages
Arabic, English, Tigrinya
Currencies
Eritrean nakfa (ERN)
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Demonym
Eritrean
UN member
Yes
Independent
Yes
ISO codes
ER · ERI
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