General info

Entity:
Eritrea
Capital:
Asmara
Population (2008-07-01):
5,028,475 (CIA)
Area:
121,320 sq.km.
Country code:
er
Region:
Eastern Africa

Eritrea

Administrative units

Zoba capital area (sq.km.) population
2001
estimate		 population
2005
estimate
source: 2001 - Ministry of Local Government, 2001 population count.
source: 2005 - FAO mission estimate.
note: Debubawi Keyih Bahri (aka Debub-Keih-Bahri) = Southern Red Sea; Semenawi Keyih Bahri (aka Semien-Keih-Bahri) = Northern Red Sea.
Zoba Ānseba Keren 23,200 484,200 549,000
Zoba Debub Mendefera 8,000 839,700 952,100
Zoba Debubawī K'eyih Bahrī Assab 27,600 73,700 83,500
Zoba Gash Barka Barentu 33,200 625,100 708,800
Zoba Ma'ākel Asmara 1,300 595,900 675,700
Zoba Semēnawi K'eyih Bahrī Massawa 27,800 576,200 653,300
total   121,100 3,194,800 3,622,400

Main cities

name population
1990-07-01
estimate
Asmara 358,100
source: United Nations Statistics Division.