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Eritrea
State of Eritrea
Quick facts
- Capital
- Asmara
- Population
- 5.9 m
- Area
- 117,600 km²
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Languages
- Arabic, English, Tigrinya
- Currency
- Eritrean nakfa (Nfk)
- Demonym
- Eritrean
- UN member
- Yes
How Eritrea compares
Economy size$2.1 B
172nd of 178 worldwide · 16th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Income per person$689
169th of 178 worldwide · 12th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Life expectancy68.9 yrs
129th of 179 worldwide · 3rd of 17 in Eastern Africa
Internet access14.3%
173rd of 179 worldwide · 15th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Military spending$182 M
128th of 163 worldwide · 8th of 16 in Eastern Africa
Highlights
GDP
$2.1 B
World Bank2011
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$689
World Bank2011
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
68.9 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
Internet users
14.3%
ITU / World Bank2020
Share of the population that used the internet in the last three months.
Resource rents
27.0%
World Bank2011
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
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