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Overview
- Capital:
- Asmara
- Area:
- 121,320 km²
- Population:
- 4,786,994 (2006 estimate)
- Language(s):
- Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages.
- Religion(s):
- Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
- Ethnic Group(s):
- Tigrinya - 50%, Tigre and Kunama - 40%, Afar - 4%, Saho - 3%, others 3%.