Country Profile

Formal Name: State of Eritrea
Local Name: Hagere Ertra
Government: Unitary Presidential Republic
Structure: 6 regions (zobas), subdivided into districts (sub-zobas)
Formation: 1993 (independence from Ethiopia)
Flag: Flag of Eritrea
Anthem: Ertra, Ertra, Ertra (Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea)
Languages: Tigrinya, Arabic, English, Tigre, Saho, Bilen, Afar, Kunama, Nara, Hedareb
Population: 5.2 million
Area: 117,600 km2 (100th)
Currency: Nakfa (ERN)
Capital: Asmara (600,000)
Codes: .er (internet), +291 (phone)