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Country, eastern Africa. It extends about 600 mi (1,000 km) along the Red Sea coast and includes the Dahlak Archipelago. Area: 46,774 sq mi (121,144 sq km). Population (2009 est.): 5,073,000. Capital: Asmara. There is no official religion or language. The varied population is about half Tigrinya-speaking (see Tigray) Christians, with a large minority of Muslims and diverse other peoples. Arabic, English, and Italian are also spoken. Currency: nakfa. The land varies from temperate central highlands to coastal desert plain, with savanna in the western lowlands. The economy is based on livestock herding and subsistence agriculture. Industry, based in Asmara, includes food products, textiles, and leather goods.

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Please give me the full information of Eritrea.

North-East AFRICA.

It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopian the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The east and northeast of the country have an extensive coastline on the Red sea.

Find more details of Eritrea (is a country in the Horn of Africa) from the link given below:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrea

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Please give me the full details of Eritrea.