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Location: | Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan | Size: |
121,320 sq. km. (slightly smaller than Montana)
Elevation varies from
-75 to 3,018 meters | Population: | 4,448,000 (approximately)
* 0-14 years: 44.8%
* 15-64 years: 51.9%
* 65+ years: 3.3%
Average age: 17 years
Life expectancy: 53 years
HIV / AIDS: 2.7% | | Muslim
Coptic Christian
Roman Catholic
Protestant | Language: | Afar
Arabic
Tigre
Kunama
Tigrinya
other Cushitic languages | Government: | Transitional governement | Capital: | Asmara | Independence: | 24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia) |
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Eritrea
