Basic facts about Eritrea
| Country name: | Eritrea |
| Capital: | Asmara |
| Country code: | 256 |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Currency name: | Eritrean nakfa |
| Independence: | 1993-05-24 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | from Ethiopia |
| Total area (km2): | 117,600 |
| Land area (km2): | 101,000 |
| Water area (km2): | 16,600 |
| Population: | 6,233,682 |
| Population note: | 6,233,682 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: | TigrinyaArabic |
| All languages: | Tigrinya (official), Arabic (official), English (official), Tigre, Kunama, Afar, other Cushitic languages |
| Time zone: | EAT (UTC+3) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3) |
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| Drive on: | right |
| Calling code: | +291 |
| Domain: | .er |