President: Isaias Afwerki (1993)
Total area: 46,842 sq mi (121,320 sq km)
Population (2010 est.): 5,792,984 (growth rate: 2.5%);
birth rate: 33.4/1000;
infant mortality rate: 42.3/1000;
life expectancy: 62.1;
density per sq km: 41
Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Asmara, 899,000 (metro. area), 400,000 (city proper)
Other large cities: the ports of Massawa, 30,700; and Assab, 56,300
Monetary unit: Nakfa
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