eritrea

Eritrea Travel Guide

Trek Zone
marhaban
(mar-ha-ban • Arabic)
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78°F
Saturday
82°F
Sunday

Tourist season

Are May and June good months to visit Eritrea?

5

May

Shoulder
season

6

June

Shoulder
season

Visa Limitations

Visa requirements for citizens of Poland 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 population of Eritrea is around 3.55 mil., which puts the country in 131. place in terms of population (out of 231 countries and dependent territories).

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 Warsaw (PL) is 2733 miles

To calculate distance between your location and Asmara click here

Asmara
Asmara
Mendefera
Karen
Warsaw
Warsaw
Krakow
Łódź
Poznań
Wrocław
2733
mi

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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

24 May 2025• Independence Day

20 June 2025• Martyrs' Day

Currency

Nakfa (ERN) - rate compared to selected currencies

1 ERN
Rate
Inversion
EUR
0.05938
16.83974
GBP
0.05031
19.87795
PLN
0.25272
3.95695
USD
0.06667
15
Update: 9 May 2025

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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

Map
Distance matrix
MilesAsmaraAssabDahlak KebirMassawa
Asmara-3018140
Assab301-258283
Dahlak Kebir81258-42
Massawa4028342-

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 38% of the territory of Poland.

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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