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Eritrea

إريتريا

AfricaEast Africa

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Key facts

Official name
State of Eritrea
Name in Arabic
إريتريا
Capital
Asmara
Region
Africa
Subregion
East Africa
Official languages
Arabic, English, Tigrinya
Currency
Eritrean Nakfa · Nfk · ERN
Area
117,600 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

About Eritrea

Eritrea is a country in East Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is State of Eritrea. In Arabic, the name is written إريتريا, and the capital أسمرة. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Eritrea is Asmara. Asmara lies at about 15° north and 39° east. Eritrea has 3 official languages: Arabic, English, and Tigrinya. Its currency is the Eritrean Nakfa, with the symbol ⁨Nfk⁩ and the international code ERN.

Eritrea covers about 117,600 square kilometres, which puts it 99th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Sudan, Ethiopia, and Djibouti. The largest of these neighbours by area is Sudan. Other countries in East Africa include Tanzania, Mozambique, and Zambia. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Eritrea with the other countries of the same region.

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