ERITREA

Name:Eritrea (State of Eritrea)
Local name (Tigrinya):ኤርትራ (ሃግሬ ኤርትራ)
Local name (Arabic):(ﺎﻳﺮﺘﻳﺭﺍ ﺔﻟﻭﺩ) ﺎﻳﺮﺘﻳﺭﺍ
Bordering countries:Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti
Status:sovereign state
Surface:121.3 ths. sq. km
Population (2003):4 362 ths.
Capital:Asmara (ኣስመራ / ﺍﺭﻤﺳﺍ)
Official languages:Tigrinya, English, Arabic


Current national symbols

Historical symbols:
Italian Eritrea (1890-1952)
Ethiopian Eritrea (1952-1993)



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