ERITREA

State of Eritrea · ER / ERI / 232

ISO 3166-1 ERI · 232

Eritrea is a eastern africa country in Africa. It has a population of 6,209,262, uses ERN, speaks Arabic, English, and Tigrinya.

Population 6,209,262

Area (km²) 117,600

Capital Asmara

Region Eastern Africa

All facts

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ISO alpha-3: ERI
ISO numeric: 232
Calling code: +291
TLD: .er
Driving side: —
Currencies: ERN
Languages: ara, eng, tir
Timezones: —
Flag: 🇪🇷

Cities

top 18 by population

Asmara Maekel 563,930

Keren Anseba 74,800

Himora Gash-Barka 46,100

Massawa Northern Red Sea 23,100

Assab Southern Red Sea 21,300

Mendefera Debub 17,781

Barentu Gash-Barka 15,891

Adi Keyh Debub 13,061

Edd Southern Red Sea 11,259

Dek’emhāre Debub 10,959

Ak’ordat Gash-Barka 8,857

Dbarwa Debub 4,902

Āreza Debub 4,774

Teseney Gash-Barka 3,753

Dehalak’ Kebīr Northern Red Sea 2,500

Badme Gash-Barka 1,563

Quandeba Maekel 1,000

Mai-Mne Debub 0

Airports

top 16

ASM

Asmara International Airport

Medium airport

ASA

Assab International Airport

Medium airport

MSW

Massawa International Airport

Medium airport

HHAK

Adi Keyh Airfield

Small airport

HHAL

Alghena Airfield

Small airport

HHBA

Barentu Airport

Small airport

HHBL

Beilul Airfield

Small airport

HHGU

Gura Airfield

Small airport

HHKT

Kerkebet Airfield

Small airport

HHMF

Fatuma Airfield

Small airport

HHMG

Gulbub Airstrip

Small airport

HHNF

Nakfa Airfield

Small airport

HHOH

Omhajer Airport

Small airport

TES

Tessenei Airport

Small airport

HHKN

Keren Airfield

Small airport

HHAG

Agordat Airport

Small airport

Universities

linked

Eritrea Institute of Technology

eit.edu.er

FAQ

4 questions

What currency does Eritrea use?: ERN.
What languages are spoken in Eritrea?: Arabic, English, and Tigrinya.
What is the capital of Eritrea?: Asmara.
How many cities are in Eritrea?: 18 on record.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/ER

{
  "data": {
    "iso_alpha2": "ER",
    "iso_alpha3": "ERI",
    "iso_numeric": "232",
    "common_name": "Eritrea",
    "official_name": "State of Eritrea",
    "capital": "Asmara",
    "region": "Africa",
    "subregion": "Eastern Africa",
    "population": 6209262,
    "flag_emoji": "🇪🇷",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+291"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".er"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/er.svg",
    "area": 117600.0,
    "latitude": 15.0,
    "longitude": 39.0,
    "languages": {
      "ara": "Arabic",
      "eng": "English",
      "tir": "Tigrinya"
    },
    "currencies": {
      "ERN": {
        "name": "Eritrean nakfa",
        "symbol": "Nfk"
      }
    },
    "borders": [
      "DJI",
      "ETH",
      "SDN"
    ],
    "timezone_ids": []
  }
}