Eritrea

Official Name:	The State of Eritrea
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Hagere Ertra
ISO Country Codes:	ER : ERI
Internet Domain:	.er
Government Web Site:	https://shabait.com/

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IATA Airports

Capital:	Asmara	Main Airports:	Asmara International Airport
Language(s):	Afar; Arabic	Population:	6,209,262
Currency:	Eritrean Nakfa	ISO Currency Code:	ERN
Telephone Dial In:	+291	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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AllAfrica;

Awate.com;

Ministry of Information Eritrea;

Newspaper

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Radio

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Radio Erena;

VOA Tigrigna;

Eritrea

Government Website:	https://shabait.com/
Central Bank:	Bank of Eritrea
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	15.38 nakfa (ERN) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	5.8% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	50% (2004 est.)
Inflation Rate:	9% (2017 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	N\A
GDP:	$9.702 billion (2017 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$1,600 (2017 est.)
Currency Name:	Eritrean Nakfa
Currency Code:	ERN
World Bank Classification:	Low-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	12.1%	sorghum, lentils, vegetables, corn, cotton, tobacco, sisal; livestock, goats; fish
Industry:	29.5%	food processing, beverages, clothing and textiles, light manufacturing, salt, cement
Services:	58.5%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; Intergovernmental Authority On Development; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

No Exchange

National Statistics Office:

National Statistics Office ;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Eritrea

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? EU

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Afar; Arabic; English
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; Trade and Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 161/184 (2021)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 162/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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