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Eritrea

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currency: Eritrean nakfa
capital city: Asmara
region: Eastern Africa
continent: Africa
land area: 121,040 km²
population: 3,748,901 people
political leader: Isaias Afwerki (President)

Classified as: place

Location on a map: [15°0′N, 39°0′E]

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Summary

Eritrea is a country. The capital city is Asmara, located in the Eastern Africa region of Africa. It has a land area of 121,040 km², a population of 3,748,901 people and uses the currency Eritrean nakfa. The President is Isaias Afwerki.

Environment

Eritrea is one of the countries in Africa, countries in Eastern Africa and 194 countries in our database.

Agricultural land: 75,920.00 km²
Alternative and nuclear energy: 0.02 % of total energy use
Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 0.80 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Electricity production from coal sources: 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from natural gas sources: 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from oil sources: 99.51 % of total
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 0.49 % of total
Net energy imports: 22.27 % of energy use
Fertility rate: 3.79 births per woman
Forest area: 10,521 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption: 23.13 % of total
Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 6.95 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Median age: 14.70
Methane emissions: 4.89 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions: 1.26 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Female population: 1,898,379 people
Male population: 1,850,523 people
Renewable energy consumption: 80.70 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area: 120,001.00 km²
Rural population: 2,126,864 people
Urban land area: 331.19 km²
Urban population: 1,622,037 people
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 14.90 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Eritrea by population

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Eritrea

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Eritrea

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Eritrea

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between life expectancy at birth and fertility rate over time

Eritrea relationship between median age and fertility rate over time

Evolution of historical forest area in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between rural land area and forest area over time

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between renewable energy consumption and fossil fuel energy consumption over time

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between urban land area and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

Eritrea relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Eritrea relationship between urban population and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Eritrea

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Eritrea

Evolution of historical land area in Eritrea

Evolution of historical median age in Eritrea

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and methane emissions over time

Eritrea relationship between population and methane emissions over time

Eritrea relationship between rural population and methane emissions over time

Eritrea relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and methane emissions over time

Eritrea relationship between urban land area and methane emissions over time

Eritrea relationship between urban population and methane emissions over time

Evolution of historical net migration in Eritrea

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Eritrea relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Eritrea relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Evolution of historical population in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between urban land area and population over time

Evolution of historical female population in Eritrea

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Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Eritrea

Evolution of historical rural land area in Eritrea

Evolution of historical rural population in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between urban land area and rural population over time

Evolution of historical urban land area in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between urban population and urban land area over time

Evolution of historical urban population in Eritrea

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between date and population over time

Eritrea relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between methane emissions and agricultural land over time

Eritrea relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and agricultural land over time

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Eritrea

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between GDP and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Eritrea relationship between methane emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Eritrea relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Eritrea relationship between urban land area and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Eritrea relationship between urban population and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between birth rate and access to electricity over time

Eritrea relationship between fertility rate and access to electricity over time

Eritrea relationship between life expectancy at birth and access to electricity over time

Eritrea relationship between renewable energy consumption and access to electricity over time

Eritrea relationship between self-employed workers and access to electricity over time

Eritrea relationship between vulnerable employment and access to electricity over time

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Eritrea

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Eritrea

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Eritrea

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Eritrea

Distribution of sites in Eritrea by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in Eritrea by area

Proportion of transboundary sites in Eritrea

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Eritrea by mean width

Relationship between width mean and length mean in Eritrea

Cities in Eritrea

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Health

Birth rate: 28.43 per 1,000 people
Death rate: 6.73 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita: 25.36 current US$
Health expenditure: 4.15 % of GDP
Incidence of hiv: 0.06 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds: 1.00 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth: 67
Suicide mortality rate: 10.90 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between fertility rate and birth rate over time

Eritrea relationship between life expectancy at birth and birth rate over time

Eritrea relationship between self-employed workers and birth rate over time

Eritrea relationship between vulnerable employment and birth rate over time

Eritrea relationship between median age and birth rate over time

Evolution of historical death rate in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between life expectancy at birth and death rate over time

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Eritrea

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Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Eritrea

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Eritrea

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between self-employed workers and life expectancy at birth over time

Eritrea relationship between vulnerable employment and life expectancy at birth over time

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Eritrea

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Eritrea

Proportion of diseases in Eritrea by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Eritrea by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Eritrea

Evolution of historical deaths in Eritrea

Relationship between deaths and cases over time in Eritrea

Diseases in Eritrea

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Politics

Armed forces personnel: 202,000 people
Democracy score: 2.37
Democracy type: Authoritarian
Military expenditure: 20.87 % of GDP
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 22.00 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Eritrea relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Eritrea relationship between population and armed forces personnel over time

Eritrea relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel over time

Eritrea relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and armed forces personnel over time

Eritrea relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel over time

Eritrea relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel over time

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Eritrea

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eritrea

Distribution of politicians from Eritrea by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Eritrea

Political parties in Eritrea

Politicians from Eritrea

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Business

Gdp: 2,065,001,626.02 current US$
Self-employed workers: 72.11 % of total employment
Unemployment: 5.87 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment: 70.10 % of total employment

Distribution of companies founded in Eritrea by year

Evolution of historical central government debt in Eritrea

Evolution of historical expense in Eritrea

Evolution of historical GDP in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and GDP over time

Evolution of historical median inflation in Eritrea

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Eritrea

Eritrea relationship between vulnerable employment and self-employed workers over time

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Eritrea

Evolution of historical unemployment in Eritrea

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Eritrea

Proportion of shops per country in Eritrea

Companies from Eritrea

Exchanges in Eritrea

Shops in Eritrea

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Eritrea by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in Eritrea

Proportion of competitions per city in Eritrea

Proportion of competitions per country in Eritrea

Distribution of competitions in Eritrea by start date

Proportion of medals won by Eritrea in the Olympics

Athletes from Eritrea

Competitions in Eritrea

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Culture

Distribution of artists from Eritrea by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Eritrea

Geographical distribution of museums in Eritrea by visitors

Artists from Eritrea

Museums in Eritrea

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Eritrea by total students

Distribution of universities in Eritrea per foundation year

Universities in Eritrea

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In literature

There are 91 books written about Eritrea in the database

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This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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