Eastern Africa
Flag of Eritrea
A Red Sea nation that fought 30 years for its name on the map.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #d80030 38%
- #00a818 24%
- #3078d8 24%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Eritrea in numbers
| Official name | State of Eritrea |
|---|---|
| Capital | Asmara |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa |
| Population | 5,347,896 |
| Area | 117,600 km² · 45 people per km² |
| Currency | Eritrean nakfa (ERN) |
| Languages | Tigrinya, Arabic, English |
| Country codes | ER · ERI · .er |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Eritrea won independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a three-decade war, one of Africa's longest armed struggles.
- Its capital, Asmara, is so rich in 1930s Italian modernist architecture that UNESCO listed the whole city as a World Heritage Site.
- The Danakil Depression in Eritrea's southeast is among the hottest inhabited places on Earth, with average temperatures topping 30°C.
Did you know
Eritrea's coastline along the Red Sea stretches over 1,000 kilometers, and its waters hold more than 350 islands, including the Dahlak Archipelago.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.