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Eritrea

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Capital
Area
Currency
Asmara
117,600 km 2
Nakfa (ERN)

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Introduction

The State of Eritrea is a country situated in the Eastern part of Africa. It has a very extensive coastline thanks to which they can boast with a natural border with the Red Sea. In terms of other nations, they share their land borders with Sudan, Djibouti, and Ethiopia.

It is a multi-ethnic country with approximately 6 million citizens, according to data from 2020. If we take into account the total land coverage of 117,600 square kilometers, it gives us a density of almost 52 people per square kilometer. Their total GDP (PPP) is relatively low - $11.2 billion. It translates into the GDP per capita value of $1,800.

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

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#162 (2011)
2,065,001,626 US$

List of countries by GDP

(United States of America (USA))

Gross domestic product growth rate

Gross domestic product per capita

Gross domestic product (PPP)

Gross domestic product (PPP) per capita

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

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#79 (2011)
-228,887,167 US$

List of countries by external balance on goods and services

(China)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

Exports of goods and services (current US$)

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

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#77 (2021)
6.80 %

List of countries by unemployment

(South Africa)

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

Employment in industry (% of total employment)

Employment in services (% of total employment)

Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)