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Eritrea
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Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa in East Africa, bordered by Ethiopia to the south, Sudan to the west, and Djibouti to the southeast, with a long Red Sea coastline. It has never conducted a national census, so its population figures carry significant uncertainty. It gained de facto independence from Ethiopia in 1991, formalized de jure in 1993. It is governed as a unitary one-party presidential republic. Its capital is Asmara.
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PopulationEritrea has never conducted a national census. Its own Wikipedia infobox states a 2024 estimate range of 3.5 to 6.4 million; the Demographics of Eritrea article cites a UN DESA estimate of about 3.6 million (2021) against a COMESA estimate of about 6.7 million (2019), a spread of nearly double. The value recorded here is the lower, UN-sourced end of that range; the true figure is genuinely unknown within a margin of several million. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearDe facto independence from Ethiopia came on 24 May 1991, ending the 1961-1991 Eritrean War of Independence; independence was formalized de jure on 24 May 1993 following a referendum. Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Eritrea (Wikipedia)
1. Eritrea (Wikipedia)
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Asmara
1. Eritrea (Wikipedia)
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Total: 120,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi)
1. Eritrea (Wikipedia)
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Sources disagree as to the current population of Eritrea, with some proposing numbers as low as 3.6 million and others as high as 6.7 million.
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The country is bordered by Ethiopia to the south, Sudan to the west, and Djibouti to the southeast.
Nile (Wikipedia)
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Burundi, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
Asmara (Wikipedia)
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Eritrea
Asmara (Wikipedia)
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Asmara, or Asmera, is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region.
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