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  Eritrea

Eritrea is located on the east coast in the northern part of the African continent, sharing its northwestern border with Sudan, its southeastern border with Djibouti, and its southern border with Ethiopia. The capital city is Asmara.
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  • Population: 4,561,599
  • Land Area: 121,320 sq km
  • Capital City: Asmara
  • Languages: Amharic,  Arabic,  Tigrinya,  Afar,  Tigre and Kunama,  minor ethnic group languages
  • Religions: Coptic Christian, Muslim, Roman Catholic, Protestant
  • Government: transitional government
  • Date of independence: 5/24/1993
  • GDP: $4.154 billion (2004 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


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