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Monday, March 29, 2010

Eritrea


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Eritrea image graphic with flagERITREA is a East African country located in the peninsular Horn of Africa region, west of the Red Sea. There are 3 bordering countries: Djibouti to the southeast, Ethiopia to the south, and Sudan to the west. Eritrea has a population greater than 5.9 million, according to a 2014 estimate. The capital and largest-populated city in Eritrea is Asmara, inhabited by about 1.15 million residents in the metropolitan area with over 560,000 residents in the main city limits. The currency is the Eritrean Nakfa, and its ISO 4217 currency code is ERN.


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