AREA ................................................
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121.320
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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4.447.307 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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36,7 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Asmara
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Nakfa (ERN)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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977 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,335 (154th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Denakil depression -75 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Soira 3018 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.er
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+291
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