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Overview Information
The Country
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State
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Hagere (State of) Eritrea
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Capital city
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Asmara
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National flag
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Eritrea's flag is a rectangle divided into three triangles: red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side, and a green (up right triangle. A gold wreath encircling a gold olive branch is centered on the hoist side of the red triangle.
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Emblem
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Camel
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State holidays
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May 24 (Independence Day), June 20 (Martyrs Day), 1st September (start of the struggle for independence).
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Currency
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Nakfa (one Nakfa=100 cents)
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Phone dial code
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291
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Internet domain
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.er
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Working languages
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Tigrinya, English, Arabic (all Eritrean languages share equal status)
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Other languages
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Afar, Bilen, T’bdawe, Kunama, Nara, Saho, Tigre
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Geography
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Location
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Horn of Africa
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Area
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124,300 sq. km.
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Red Sea coastline
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1,151 km.
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Neighboring states
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Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Yemen
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Lowest area
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Kobar Sink, -75 meters
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Highest area
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Amba Soira, 3,013 meters
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Major cities and towns
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Asmara, Massawa, Assab, Keren, Dekamare, Mendefera, Barentu, Tesseney
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Climate
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Lowland area from 25-40 degree Centigrades (77-104 degrees fahrenheit)
Highland area from 10-30 degree Centigrade (50 - 86 degrees Fahrenheit)
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Time zone
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+3 GMT
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Main seaports
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Massawa, Assab
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