conventional long form: State of
Eritrea conventional short form: Eritrea local long form: Hagere Ertra local short form: Ertra former: Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia
Capital:
Asmara (formerly Asmera)
Location:
Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between
Djibouti and Sudan
Area:
total: 121,320 sq km land: 121,320 sq km water: 0 sq km