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Eritrea
State of Eritrea
Locally: إريتريا · ኤርትራ
Capital
Asmara
Region
Africa
ISO
ER
Local time in Eritrea
live · IANANairobi
Africa/Nairobi
Reference ledger
CapitalAsmaraAdministrative seat
LanguagesArabic, English, Tigrinya3 listed
CurrenciesEritrean nakfa1 listed
Time zonesAfrica/Nairobi1 IANA identifier
Area117,600 km²Ranked 101 of 241 by area
Dialing+291International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 58% of places in this atlas.
At 117,600 km², Eritrea ranks 101 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#101by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
3Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code ER is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +291 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Africa/Nairobi should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOER
Borders3
Time zones1