| ERITREA |
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| AREA
117,600 sq.km. (119th) |
POPULATION
6,380,803 (July 2014) (107th) |
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PLATFORM DATA |
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| National
Demography |
0 – 24yrs: 61 % 25 – 64yrs: 35.3 % 65yrs and over: 3.7 %
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| Life
Expectancy |
63.51 yrs
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| Youth Development Index | 162/170 (Low) |
| National
G.D.P |
$4.717 billion (2013) (172nd)
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| Per Capital
Income |
$1,200 (212nd)
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| Currency |
nakfa (ERN)
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| Economic
Drivers |
Livestock, Clothing and Textiles, Food Production
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| Official
Languages |
Tigrinya, Arabic
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Other Local Languages |
English (official), Tigre, Kunama, Afar, other Cushitic languages
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| Climatic
Zone |
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 |
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Religious Expression |
Muslim (50%), Coptic Christian (40%), Roman Catholic(5%), Protestant (2%) |
| Christian Umbrella
Organization(s) |
N/A |
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Airports
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Airstrips |
Anseba Airstrips Gash-Barka Airstrips Southern Airstrips
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| Road Network | 4,010 km |
| Rail Network | No Data |
| Corruption
Rating |
160/177 |
| Security
Rating |
18% (Elevated Risk)
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