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3.
Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of
Asia
Africa
Europe
Australia
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Swagatika said:   1 decade ago
Eritrea is African country to the north of Ethiopia on the Red sea. Eritrea was first country which librated it self from a A African country as a seprate nation in 1993.

Alajay said:   1 decade ago
Eritrea, a country on the Red Sea coast in northeastern Africa, bordered by Sudan and Ethiopia. A former Italian colony, it became part of Ethiopia in 1952 and fully independent in 1993.

Language: Tigrinya, Tigre, Arabic.

Currency: nakfa.

Capital: Asmara.

Population: 5, 028, 475 (2008 estimate).

Area: 121, 144 sq km/46, 774 sq mi Official name State of Eritrea.

Kitty said:   1 decade ago
Thanks for the details of Eritrea country.

Sunni said:   1 decade ago
Thanks for the details of Eritrea country.

Abi said:   1 decade ago
Capital of erithrea is asmara.

S k verma said:   1 decade ago
Eritrea is located on the Horn of Africa, extending over 1,000 kilometers from Ras Kassar in the north to Ras Dumeira in the south in the strait of Bab-el-Mendeb. Ethiopia and Sudan lie to the west of the country, Djibouti to the east, and across the Red Sea are Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Eritrea, including the Dahla archipelago, covers an area of 124,324 square kilometres. The country comprises a high plateau and a coastal plain. The altitude ranges from the highest mountain, Amba Soira (3,010 metres), to the Dankaful depression (100 meters below sea level). The coastal plain consists of semi-arid desert. Tthe Dahla archipelago consists of more than 300 islands and is located off the port city of Massawa. Asmara, capital of Eritrea, has a population of 400,000 people. Assab has 28,000 people and Massawa has 25,000.

Soha hashmi said:   1 decade ago
Its an area of Africa and covers 124, 324 skm of Africa and has a large number of population.

Kewal said:   1 decade ago
The last country who joined UN is South Sudan of Africa.

Hemanth said:   1 decade ago
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.

Shyam said:   1 decade ago
North-east AFRICA.

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


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