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Geographical facts about Eritrea including Asmara, the capital city of Eritrea |
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| Name of the country: | Eritrea | Capital city: | Asmara |
| Geographical coordinates of Eritrea: | 15 00 N, 39 00 E | Geographical coordinates of Asmara: | 15 20 N 38 56 E |
| Location of Eritrea: | Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan | Continent / area: | Africa |
| The area of Eritrea: | total: 117,600 sq km; land: 101,000 sq km, water: 16,600 sq km | Area comparative of Eritrea: | slightly larger than Pennsylvania |
| The elevation data of Eritrea: | mean elevation: 853 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: near Kulul within the Danakil Depression -75 m, highest point: Soira 3,018 m | The climate of Eritrea: | hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast: cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviest June to September): semiarid in western hills and lowlands |
| Land use of Eritrea: | agricultural land: 75.1%; arable land 6.8%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 68.3%; forest: 15.1%; other: 9.8% (2011 estimate) | Irrigated land: | 210 sq km (2012) |
| Geographical notes of Eritrea: | strategic geopolitical position along world’s busiest shipping lanes; Eritrea retained the entire coastline of Ethiopia along the Red Sea upon de jure independence from Ethiopia on 24 May 1993 | The terrain of Eritrea: | dominated by extension of Ethiopian north-south trending highlands, descending on the east to a coastal desert plain, on the northwest to hilly terrain and on the southwest to flat-to-rolling plains |
| Land boundaries of Eritrea: | total: 1,840 km | Borders countries of Eritrea: | Djibouti 125 km, Ethiopia 1,033 km, Sudan 682 km |
| Maritime claims of Eritrea: | territorial sea: 12 nautical miles | ||
Fast Facts about Eritrea
Are you traveling to Eritrea? When you are on the way to explore foreign countries in Africa, it is always good to be aware of the nature of that specific nation and the surroundings, in this case: Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan.
Did you know that the legal system of Eritrea is a mixed legal system of civil, customary, and Islamic religious law?
When you are traveling around or looking for accommodation in Eritrea, you would better know that (the lengths of roadways total: 4,010 km, paved: 874 km, unpaved: 3,136 km (2000)), and the most crowded areas in this country are: ASMARA (capital) 804,000 (2015). The urbanization rate in this country looks like the following: urban population: 22.6% of the total population (2015).
The total population in Eritrea: 5,869,869 (July 2016 estimate) with a population growth rate of 0.81% (2016 estimate) and the most widely spoken language(s) are Tigrinya (official language), Arabic (official language), English (official language), Tigre, Kunama, Afar, other Cushitic languages. These days, Eritrea has to face a net migration rate of -14.7 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2016 estimate).
You may find the following ethnic groups in Eritrea nowadays; nine recognized ethnic groups: Tigrinya 55%, Tigre 30%, Saho 4%, Kunama 2%, Rashaida 2%, Bilen 2%, other (Afar, Beni Amir, Nera) 5% (2010 estimate).
The right to vote in Eritrea can be exercised by the population from the age of 18 years of age, universal and he following ways can earn the citizenship; citizenship by birth: no. Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Eritrea. Dual citizenship recognized: no. Residency requirement for naturalization: 20 years.
In case if you plan to visit Eritrea for shopping, or for business porpuses, it is good to know that the national holiday(s) in Eritrea are: Independence Day, 24 May (1991).
Whether you are traveling for business or not, never forget that sometimes there are several risks/hazards on your way; In the case of Eritrea, these are the most likely dangers you might face: frequent droughts, rare earthquakes and volcanoes; locust swarmsvolcanism: Dubbi (elev. 1,625 m), which last erupted in 1861, was the country’s only historically active volcano until Nabro (2,218 m) came to life on 12 June 2011. What do you think? Are you prepared enough to visit Asmara and/or Eritrea?
Living with the given conditions, affected by all the civilization and natural harms in Eritrea, the population has to face a death rate of 7.3 deaths / 1,000 population (2016 estimate).
Travel references about Eritrea
To make your travel experience better, you may do it better to understand at least one of the most widely spoken languages in Eritrea. Here they are: Tigrinya (official language), Arabic (official language), English (official language), Tigre, Kunama, Afar, other Cushitic languages.
For your local internet searches, use the following TLD: .er
Do not be surprised, when visiting this country, its climate typically is like this; hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast: cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviest June to September): semiarid in western hills and lowlands.
Its capital city is Asmara, where the local time zone is UTC+3, which is 8 hours ahead of Washington DC during Standard Time. Note to the timezone in Asmara: N/A.
For nature lovers, we do note the following elevation data regarding Eritrea; mean elevation: 853 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: near Kulul within the Danakil Depression -75 m, highest point: Soira 3,018 m. The length of its total coastline are: 2,234 km (mainland on Red Sea 1,151 km, islands in Red Sea 1,083 km) and the length of the land boundaries is total: 1,840 km.
Current environmental issues in Eritrea; deforestation; desertification; soil erosion; overgrazing; loss of infrastructure from civil warfare.
And again – in case if you missed it-, those natural hazards, that are threatening your journey: frequent droughts, rare earthquakes and volcanoes; locust swarmsvolcanism: Dubbi (elev. 1,625 m), which last erupted in 1861, was the country’s only historically active volcano until Nabro (2,218 m) came to life on 12 June 2011.
For your traveling options, there are 13 (2013) airports and 1 (2013) heliports in Eritrea all together with N/A waterways, and roadways in total: total: 4,010 km, paved: 874 km, unpaved: 3,136 km (2000).
Background of Eritrea
Like every nation, Eritrea also has its historical background, and it has shaped its social, cultural, political and geographical characteristics; After independence from Italian colonial control in 1941 and 10 years of British administrative control, the UN established Eritrea as an autonomous region within the Ethiopian federation in 1952. Ethiopia’s full annexation of Eritrea as a province 10 years later sparked a violent 30-year struggle for independence that ended in 1991 with Eritrean rebels defeating government forces. Eritreans overwhelmingly approved independence in a 1993 referendum. ISAIAS Afworki has been Eritrea’s only president since independence; his rule, particularly since 2001, has been highly autocratic and repressive. His government has created a highly militarized society by pursuing an unpopular program of mandatory conscription into national service, sometimes of indefinite length. A two-and-a-half-year border war with Ethiopia that erupted in 1998 ended under UN auspices in December 2000. A UN peacekeeping operation was established that monitored a 25 km-wide Temporary Security Zone. The Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) created in April 2003 was tasked “to delimit and demarcate the colonial treaty border based on pertinent colonial treaties (1900, 1902, and 1908) and applicable international law.” The EEBC on 30 November 2007 remotely demarcated the border, assigning the town of Badme to Eritrea, despite Ethiopia’s maintaining forces there from the time of the 1998-2000 war. Eritrea insisted that the UN terminate its peacekeeping mission on 31 July 2008. Eritrea has accepted the EEBC’s “virtual demarcation” decision and repeatedly called on Ethiopia to remove its troops. Ethiopia has not accepted the demarcation decision, and neither party has entered into meaningful dialogue to resolve the impasse. Eritrea is subject to several UN Security Council Resolutions (from 2009, 2011, and 2012) imposing various military and economic sanctions, in view of evidence that it has supported armed opposition groups in the region. Source: CIA, The World Factbook.
