Countries of the World: Eritrea
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In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce Eritrea.
Eritrea is a small country on the African continent with a large coastline along the Red Sea and has the Dahlak Archipelago as part of the country as well with a population of just over 3.6 million people in 2022 and has the following 3 countries across its borders:
You pronounce Eritrea like this: EH-RI-TRAY-AH.
Key information and contact details for Eritrea
Official Language: Tigrinya.
Secondary Language(s): Tigre, Kunama, Bilen.
Eritrea dialling code: +291.
Eritrea currency: Eritrean nakfa.
Eritrea Capital City: Asmara.
Eritrea International Airport: Asmara International Airport, 7WV5+87, Asmara, Eritrea. Phone Number: +291 1 181 822.
Emergency Services Phone Number: Police: 113. Ambulance: 114. Fire: 116.
British Embassy: British Embassy Asmara, 66-68 Mariam Ghimbi Street, Zip Code 174, PO Box 5584, Asmara, Eritrea. Phone Number: +291 1 125 123.
American Embassy: U.S. Embassy Asmara, 179 Alaa Street, Asmara, Eritrea. Phone Number: +291 1 12 00 04.
Latest Travel Advice (British Government): https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/eritrea.