Eritrea
Eritrea
Capital Asmara
117,600 km² · 3,607,003 people (2025) · Eritrean nakfa
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The facts
- Capital
- Asmara
- Area
- 117,600 km² — 45,406 sq mi
- Population
- 3,607,003 (2025)
- Density
- 30.7 people per km²
- Currency
- Eritrean nakfa (ERN, Nfk)
- Official languages
- Arabic, English, Tigrinya
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Calling code
- +291
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- ER · ERI
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 100 of 200
- By population
- 132 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| North Korea | 120,538 | 26,571,036 |
| Malawi | 118,484 | 22,216,120 |
| Eritrea ← | 117,600 | 3,607,003 |
| Benin | 112,622 | 14,814,460 |
| Honduras | 112,090 | 11,005,850 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Eritrea?
- Asmara
- What currency does Eritrea use?
- The Eritrean nakfa (ERN).
- How big is Eritrea?
- 117,600 km², or 45,406 square miles — 100 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Eritrea drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- North Korea 120,538 km²
- Malawi 118,484 km²
- Benin 112,622 km²
- Honduras 112,090 km²
- Nigeria Africa
- Ethiopia Africa
- Egypt Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
- Tanzania Africa
- South Africa Africa
- Kenya Africa
- Sudan Africa
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)