ERITREA 🇪🇷 🌍

Code: +291.

Capital: Asmara. 

Currency: Nakfa.

Independence: From Ethiopia in 1993.

Location: Located in the Horn of Africa.

Official languages:Tigrinya, Arabic, and English.

Population : Approximately 4.51 million people. 

Religion: Predominantly divided between Christianity and Islam.

GEOGRAPHY & NATURE 

Size :Approximately 117,600 to 125,000 square kilometers (roughly 45,400–48,000 square miles).

Comparison: Roughly similar in size to Pennsylvania or Nicaragua. 

Borders Sudan 🇸🇩, Ethiopia 🇪🇹, and Djibouti 🇩🇯. It features a hot, arid coastal plain, a central highland plateau (where Asmara is located), and fertile western hills.

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS 

A highly centralized state with no national elections held since independence. The People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) is the only legal party.

ECONOMY & TRADE 

Primarily agrarian, employing 80% of the population, but faces challenges with infrastructure. Mining (potash, copper, gold) is a key, growing sector.

CULTURE & HISTORY

 Formerly an Italian colony, the country has notable Italian architectural influences in Asmara, a UNESCO World Heritage site. 

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