Eritrea
Country of Africa

Eritrea

Practical Information

Travel essentials, government safety advisories and The Out Index score for Eritrea.

Complete SafeTravel Warning

Avoid Non-Essential Travel

Avoid non-essential travel in Eritrea due to the unpredictable security situation which has the potential to deteriorate with little warning should tensions between Eritrea and neighbouring countries escalate (level 3 of 4).

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Partial SafeTravel Warning

Do Not Travel

Do not travel within 25 kilometres of the border areas with:

- Sudan,

- Ethiopia,

- Djibouti including the town of Teseney and areas north and west of Barentu, Ak’ordat and Nakh’fa.

This is due to ongoing tensions in Eritrea’s relations with these countries, the presence of landmines and the risk of violence, including armed banditry (level 4 of 4).

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Official Names

  • ሃገረ ኤርትራ [Hagere Iertra](Tigrinya)
  • State of Eritrea(English)
  • دولة إرتريا [Dawlat Iritriya](Arabic)

Regions

  • Horn of Africa
  • Eastern Africa

Continent

  • Africa

Total Population

3,749,000(as of 2024)

Capital

ኣስመራ Asmara (ASM)

ISO Codes

ERISO 3166 alpha-2ERIISO 3166 alpha-3232ISO 3166 numeric

Communications

+291Dial code.erCountry-code top-level domain

Currency

  • Eritrean Nakfa (ERN • Nfk)

Driving Side

Right Side of the Road

Electricity

Voltage: 230 V · Frequency: 50 Hz · Plug types: Type C, Type L

Languages

National
  • Afar(aar)c
  • Beja(bej)c
  • Bilen(byn)c
  • Dahlik(dlk)c
  • Kunama(kun)c

Current Time & Time Zone

12:46am, 21st August 2026East Africa Time(EAT • UTC+03:00)

Largest Cities

Asmara(ASM • 649,707 residents as of 2010)
Keren(146,483 residents as of 2010)
Teseney(64,889 residents as of 2010)
Mendefera(63,492 residents as of 2010)
Agordat(47,482 residents as of 2010)

Busiest Airport

Asmara International Airport(ASM • 136,526 passengers as of 2004)

Map of Eritrea

Map of Eritrea
Map of Eritrea

Flags

Flag of Eritrea
Flag of Eritrea

Plug types

Type C
Type C
Type L
Type L
Status
bDe Facto · cIndigenous
The Out Index

Out Score of Eritrea

Eritrea has not received an Out Score yet.

Out Score of Eritrea

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Criminalisation warning

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