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Eritrea

Location
Location Description

Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan

Continent
Africa
Bordering Countries
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan
Independent
Yes
Flag
Flag Description

The flag of this country comprises three triangles — a large red isosceles triangle with its base spanning the hoist end and its apex at the midpoint on the fly end, and a green and blue right-angled triangle above and beneath the red triangle. On the hoist side of the red triangle is a golden vertical olive branch encircled by a golden olive wreath.

Capital
Asmara
Languages
Arabic, English, Tigrinya
Currency
(nakfa)
Size
45,406 sq mi (117,600 sq km) — 102nd largest
Total Population
3,607,000 people — 132nd largest
Population Density
79.4 people per sq mi (30.7 people per sq km) — 186th largest

Country Location

Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan

Country Flag

The flag of this country comprises three triangles — a large red isosceles triangle with its base spanning the hoist end and its apex at the midpoint on the fly end, and a green and blue right-angled triangle above and beneath the red triangle. On the hoist side of the red triangle is a golden vertical olive branch encircled by a golden olive wreath.