| 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 |