Eritrea
Formal name:
State of Eritrea
Capital:
Asmara 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
Language:
Tigrinya (official), Arabic (official), English (official), Tigre, Kunama, Afar, other Cushitic languages
Population:
5,939,484 (July 2011 est.)
Currency:
Nakfa (ERN)
Telephone Code:
291
Internet Code:
.er