Eritrea

Summary Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan Population: 4,362,254 (July 2003 est.) Capital: Asmara (formerly Asmera) GDP per capita: purchasing power parity - $740 (2002 est.) Eritrea Facts            Map Compare Eritrea to other countries: Comparisons Eritrea appears in the following rankings  • Recent Independence  • Poverty More about Eritrea  • African recipes  • Eritrea travel  •  Eritrean airlines  •  Eritrean airports •  Eritrean books •  Eritrean music •  Eritrean DVDs

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