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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: 3,684,032 people
political leader: Isaias Afwerki (President)

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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 3,684,032 people and uses the currency Eritrean nakfa. The President is Isaias Afwerki.

Location on a map: [15°0′N, 39°0′E]

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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
Access to electricity: 55.40 % of population
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: 14.50
Methane emissions: 4.89 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions: 1.26 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Female population: 1,866,154 people
Male population: 1,817,878 people
Renewable energy consumption: 80.70 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area: 120,001.00 km²
Rural population: 2,113,713 people
Urban land area: 331.19 km²
Urban population: 1,570,319 people
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 14.90 % of total population

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Cities in Eritrea

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Sites in Eritrea

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Wildfires in Eritrea

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Politics

Armed forces personnel: 202,000 people
Democracy score: 2.37
Democracy type: Authoritarian
Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence: 10,000 people
Individuals using the internet: 26.59 % of population
Military expenditure: 20.87 % of GDP
Net migration: -17,152 people
Press freedom: 0.97
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 22.00 %

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Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Eritrea

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

Political parties in Eritrea

Distribution of politicians from Eritrea by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Eritrea

Politicians from 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

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Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Eritrea

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Diseases 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

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Business

Gdp: 2,065,001,626.02 current US$
Self-employed workers: 72.11 % of total employment
Unemployment: 5.94 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment: 70.10 % of total employment

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Evolution of historical inflation in Eritrea

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Eritrea by birth year

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Athletes from Eritrea

Proportion of competitions per city in Eritrea

Competitions 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

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Culture

Artists from Eritrea

Distribution of artists from Eritrea by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Eritrea

Geographical distribution of museums in Eritrea by visitors

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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