Eritrea
State of Eritrea · Eastern Africa
Updated 8 November 2026
Eritrea is a country in Eastern Africa with its capital in Asmara. Its head of state is Isaias Afwerki. On DiploMaps you can see Eritrea on the world map with its leaders, economy, trade and UN votes, and its relations with the United Arab Emirates.
Key facts
- Capital
- Asmara
- Head of state and government
- Isaias Afwerkipresident of Eritrea since 1993
- Foreign minister
- Osman Saleh MohammedFirst Minister of Education for Eritrea
- Population
- 3.6 million (2025)
- Area
- 117,600 km²
- GDP
- $2.1 billion (2011)
- Currency
- Eritrean nakfa (ERN)
- Official languages
- Arabic, English, Tigrinya
- United Nations
- Member since 1993
- Region
- Eastern Africa · Africa
Eritrea and the UAE
- UAE exports to it (2025)
- $22.8 million
- UAE imports from it (2025)
- $176.4 million
- Visa for UAE citizens
- Visa needed before travel
Memberships
- African Union
- Non-Aligned Movement
- Group of 77
- NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)