| Country (long form) |
State of Eritrea |
| Capital |
Asmara (formerly Asmera) |
| Total Area |
46,841.91 sq mi
121,320.00 sq km
(slightly larger than Pennsylvania) |
| Population |
4,135,933 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
13,287,058 |
| Languages |
Afar, Amharic, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages |
| Literacy |
25.0% total, N/A% male, N/A% female |
| Religions |
Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant |
| Life Expectancy |
53.36 male, 58.29 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
transitional government |
| Currency |
1 nafka = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$750 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
food processing, beverages, clothing and textiles |
| Agriculture |
sorghum, lentils, vegetables, corn, cotton, tobacco, coffee, sisal; livestock, goats; fish |
| Arable Land |
12% |
| Natural Resources |
gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish |
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