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Eritrea
Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. Its capital and largest city is Asmara.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 3/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
6.2 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 0.8
- Economy 3.5
- Diplomacy 4.0
- Influence 0.7
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 2 people and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Libya.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 6 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 3 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 3 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Asmara
- Population
- 3,607,000 inh.
- Area
- 117,600 km²
- Currency
- ERN
- Regime
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Executive in office
Head of State
Issayas Afewerki
Government in office 1 members
Minister of Health of Eritrea
Amna Nurhusein
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
104 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
Unemployment
6.0 %
Life expectancy
68.9 yrs
Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)
- borde Bab el-Mandeb Avec Yémen et Djibouti
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.07/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
3/100
Corruption (CPI)
13/100
Press freedom (RSF)
10/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
0 Md$
Imports
2 Md$
Balance
-1 Md$
Top exports
- 61% Or + zinc
Top imports
- 24% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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Chine
81%
Import partners
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Chine
35%
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Émirats arabes unis
15%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
11%
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GBR
13%
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FRA
18%
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DEU
18%
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RUS
81%
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CHN
86%
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IRN
67%
Abstention: 11%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.503/1
Refugees hosted
119
Refugees originating
554,891
National anthem
Ertra, Ertra
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- African Union
- IGAD
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,362 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 7,489, or ×1.7.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)