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Eritrea
Eritrea is a country in Africa with 3 land neighbours — joint 7th-most in Africa. Its capital is Asmara.
Capital
Asmara
Land borders
3joint 7th-most in Africa
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Has a coastline
Eritrea
Asmara
Capital
3.6 million
Population
117,600 km²
Area
3
Land borders
Eritrean nakfa (ERN)
Currency
Countries that border Eritrea
3 land neighbours: Djibouti, Ethiopia and Sudan. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
3 neighbours to keep in the right order.
Its 3 land borders are joint 7th-most in Africa — level with Burundi, Botswana, Djibouti, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Somalia and Togo. Of the 3 possible pairings among them, 2 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Sudan is the most connected of them, with 7 land borders of its own. All of them deal on the Africa board alongside Eritrea, and on the world board with everyone else in Africa.
3
land borders — joint 7th-most in Africa
2
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
7
borders on Sudan, its most-connected neighbour
54
countries on the Africa board
The capital
Asmara
Capital Rush deals Eritrea and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Africa board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Eritrea is the one that owns it.
- ISO code
- ER
- Currency
- Eritrean nakfa (ERN)
- Official languages
- Arabic, English and Tigrinya
- Quiz boards
- Africa · World
Eritrea, asked and answered
What countries border Eritrea?
Eritrea has 3 land neighbours: Djibouti, Ethiopia and Sudan.
What is the capital of Eritrea?
Asmara. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Eritrea comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Eritrea in?
Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that board, and one of 195 on the world board.
Where can I practise finding Eritrea on a map?
On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Eritrea is in the pool, along with all 3 of its neighbours.
Can you find Eritrea on a blank map?
Its 3 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.