| Local Name:Hagere Ertra |
| Captial:Asmara |
| Continent:Africa |
| Government |
| Constitutional Form:Republic |
| Head of State:Executive |
| Basis of Executive: Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement |
| Head of State and Government: President Isaias Afewerki |
| Area |
| Area Rank: 101 |
| Total Area: 117,600 km2(45,400 sqmi) |
| Land: 101,000 km2(39,000 sqmi) |
| Water: 16,600 km2(6,400 sqmi) |
| Water in Percent: 14.12% |
| Population |
| Population Rank: 114 |
| Population: 5,415,000 |
| Date: 1-Jul-11 |
| World Population: 0.08% |
| Source : UN estimate |
| Languages:Arabic (Arabic script), Tigrinya |
| Currency |
| Currency: Eritrean nakfa |
| Currency Sign: Nfk |
| Currency ISO Code: ERN |
| Fractional Unit: Cent |
| Number to Basic: 100 |
| Time Zone:UTC+03:00 (EAT) |
| International Codes |
| ISD Code: +291 |
| ISO Code A2: ER |
| ISO Code A3: ERI |
| ISO Number: 232 |
| Coordinates |
| Latitude: 15 |
| Longitude: 39 |
| Information: Eritrea News |
| Drive on:Right side |