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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Asmara
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563,930
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2020
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Keren
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74,800
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2020
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Massawa
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23,100
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2020
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Population: |
7,259,952 |
| Area Total: |
121,320km2 |
| Area Land: |
121,320km2 |
| Coast Line: |
1,151km |
| Capital: |
Asmara |
| Climate: |
Hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually); semiarid in western hills and lowlands; rainfall heaviest during June-September except on coastal desert. |
| Languages: |
Afar, Arabic, Bedawi, Bilen, English, Italian, Kunama, Nara, Saho, Tigre and Tigrinya |
| Currency: |
1 nakfa (Nfa) = 100 cents |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day, 24 May (1993) |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 68.30°F |
| July: |
°C / 77.20°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 13.7" |
Boundaries
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Ethiopia
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912 km
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Sudan
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605 km
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Djibouti
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113 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Ethnic Tigrinya
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50.00%
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Tigre and Kunama
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40.00%
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Afar
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4.00%
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Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers)
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3.00%
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other
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3.00%
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Religions
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Christian
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50.00%
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Muslim
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48.00%
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Indigenous Beliefs
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2.00%
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CountryWire
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