eritrea

Eritrea Travel Guide

Trek Zone
marhaban
(mar-ha-ban • Arabic)
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65°F
Friday
66°F
Saturday

Tourist season

Are November and December good months to visit Eritrea?

11

November

High
season

12

December

High
season

Visa Limitations

Visa requirements for citizens of United States visiting Eritrea for tourism.

Visa required

A visa is required, it must be obtained at the embassy or at the appropriate consular office.

Did you know?

The surface area of Eritrea is 45.4 thous. mi², which puts the country in position number 102 in terms of the area in the world.

How far is it?

1. The site uses the Great Circle method of calculating distances between two points on the Earth
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The distance between Asmara (ER) and Washington D.C. (US) is 6864 miles

To calculate distance between your location and Asmara click here

Asmara
Asmara
Mendefera
Karen
Washington D.C.
Washington D.C.
Philadelphia
Houston
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York City
6864
mi

Country Comparison

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Safety

General travel safety level in Eritrea on a scale of 1 (safe) to 4 (unsafe).

3

Level 3 • Reconsider your need to travel (plus additional regional warnings).

Update: 13 Oct 2024

Upcoming holidays

1 January 2025• New Year's Day

19 January 2025• Coptic Epiphany

Currency

Nakfa (ERN) - rate compared to selected currencies

1 ERN
Rate
Inversion
EUR
0.06318
15.82711
GBP
0.05268
18.98234
USD
0.06667
15
Update: 21 Nov 2024

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Cities and Top Tourist Attractions

From historical cities to picturesque landmarks and fascinating places - don't miss out on these attractions when planning a visit to Eritrea

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Distance matrix
MilesAsmaraDahlak KebirMassawaAssab
Asmara-8140301
Dahlak Kebir81-42258
Massawa4042-283
Assab301258283-

Facts and Figures

Fundamental socio-economic statistical data pertaining to the country

Population

131 / 231
Ranking
3 546 421
Tigrinya 55%, Tigre 30%, Saho 4%, Kunama 2%, Rashaida 2%, Bilen 2%, other (Afar, Beni Amir, Nera) 5%

Area

102 / 230
Ranking
45.4 thous. mi²
It is approximately 1% of the territory of United States.

Life expectancy

163 / 196
Ranking
66.5
Life expectancy expressed in years.men 63.9women 69.2

Median age

25 / 157
Ranking
20.3
Average age of population expressed in years.men 19.7women 20.8

Population growth

88 / 172
Ranking
0.98%
The difference between live births and deaths. A negative value means natural loss.

Literacy

93 / 131
Ranking
76.6%
Ability to read, write and count.men 84.4%women 68.9%

GDP

184 / 194
Ranking
1 626 INT$
GDP per capita is gross domestic product converted to international dollars (Int$) using purchasing power parity rates and divided by total population.
Source: WDI World Bank & CIA World Factbook Country Comparison

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