Eritrea

Capital, population, economy, defence and diplomacy of Eritrea — full country profile on Atlas.

State of Eritrea

Capital
Asmara
Population
3.5M (2023)132nd/241
Area
121k km²97th/241
Density
28.6/km²
Nominal GDP
$2B (2019)
GDP per capita
$1,821 (2019)
HDI
0.503179th/194
Life expectancy
68.6 years161st/216
Fertility rate
3.6836th/216
Unemployment rate
5.6%81st/187
CO₂ emissions
0.7 Mt CO₂171st/200
Forest area
8.7%159th/199
Currency
Eritrean Nakfa (ERN)

Land borders — Ethiopia, Djibouti, Sudan