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| ERITREAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than Pennsylvania |
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Area > Land
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121,320 sq km |
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[96th of 238]
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Area > Total
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121,320 sq km |
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[103rd of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Asmara - 400,000 |
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Climate
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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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Soira 3,018 m |
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Forested Land
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13.5% |
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[134th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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15 00 N, 39 00 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Djibouti 109 km, Ethiopia 912 km, Sudan 605 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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4.78% |
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[151st of 258]
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Largest city population
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431,000 |
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[122nd of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Asmara - 400,000 |
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Location
Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan |
Map references
Africa |
Natural hazards
frequent droughts; locust swarms |
Natural resources
gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish |
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Population density
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32.84 people per sqkm |
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[163rd of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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43.58 people/m²
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[136th of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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117,600 km²
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[99th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Amba Soira |
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... View all Geography stats
SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Eritrea, State of Eritrea, Hagere Ertra, Ertra
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