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Eritrea

Eritrea is a country in Eastern Africa with its capital in Asmara.

Capital
Asmara
Region
Eastern Africa, Africa
Population
3.6 million
Languages
Arabic, English, Tigrinya
Currency
Eritrean nakfa (Nfk)
Area
117,600 kmยฒ
Borders
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏ Djibouti ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Sudan

๐Ÿ’ก Africa's 'North Korea' โ€” closed, militarized, with indefinite national service.

About the flag

The gold olive wreath and branch recall the countryโ€™s earlier light blue flag of the 1950s, while the red, green and blue come from the liberation frontโ€™s banner.

How to spot it: A red triangle stretching from hoist to fly splits green (top) and blue (bottom), with a gold olive wreath on the red.

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