 | Capital city: Asmara, largest city
(main international airport). |
 | Area: 121144 square km |
 | National day: 24 May |
 | Independence: 24 May 1993. Former
Etiopian province and Italian colony. |
 | Population: 4,2 million as of 2000 |
 | Leader: Isaias Afewerki born 1945.
President since 1993. |
 | Language: Arabic, Tigrinya, Afar (Danakil),
English and Italian. |
 | Currency: Nakfa. |
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