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Eritrean flag |
| Country |
Eritrea |
| Capital |
Asmara (formerly Asmera) |
| Location |
Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan |
| Size |
121,320 sq km |
| Terrain |
dominated by extension of Ethiopian north-south trending highlands, descending on the east to a coastal desert plain, on the northwest to hilly terrain and on the southwest to flat-to-rolling plains |
| Climate |
hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually); semiarid in western hills and lowlands; rainfall heaviest during June-September except in coastal desert |
| Languages |
Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages |
| Nationality |
noun: Eritrean(s)
adjective: Eritrean |
| Religion |
Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant |
| Currency |
nakfa (ERN) |
| Exports |
livestock, sorghum, textiles, food, small manufactures (2000) |
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