Stamps Coins Notes: Eritrea Country Details

Bordering Countries: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan
Demonym: Eritrean
Population: 6,380,803 (2014)
Population Growth Rate: 2.30% (2014)
Government: presidential republic
Capital City: Asmara
Capital Coordinates: 15°20′N 38°55′E
Capital Time Zone: UTC+3
Currency: Nakfa
Currency Code: ERN
Currencies Issued: nakfa
GDP: $2.6 billion (2011)
Per Capita Income: $472 (2011)
GDP Growth Rate: 7.00% (2013)
Inflation Rate: 13.00% (2013)
Foreign Debt: $1.1 billion (2011)
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 Country Code: ER
Internet Country Code: .er
Number of Internet Users: 200000 (2008)
Calling Code: 291
Electrical Generation Capacity: 140800 kW (2010)
Independence: 1991 from Ethiopia
Area: 117,600 square km (101,000 km land) (16,600 km water)
Coastline: 2,234 km
Lowest Point: Danakil Depression (-75 m)
Highest Point: Soira (3,018 m)
Life Expectancy: 63.51 years (2014)
Fertility Rate: 4.14 (2014)
Infant Mortality Rate: 38.44 per 1000 (2014)
HIV Prevalence: 0.70% (2012)
Adult Obesity Prevalence: 1.50% (2008)
Human Development Index: 0.349 (2011)
Corruption Perception Index: 2.5 (2011)
Literacy: 58.60 percent

The area where this country is located used to be called ethiopia.

Number of bank notes in catalogue: 3

Number of coins in catalogue: 1

Number of stamps in catalogue: 4

Major Cities

Asmara [Capital] (Population 649000)
Assab (Population 39600)
Keren (Population 86483)
Massawa (Population 36700)

Languages

Arabic
Tigrinya