Eritrea

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Official Name
State of Eritrea
Population Full

6,081,000 (2020 World Factbook)

General Remarks
Semenawi Key Bahri region includes Red Sea islands offshore from Massawa, mainly the Dahlak Archipelago. The Hanish Islands in the middle of the Red Sea are disputed between Eritrea and Yemen. Further south off of Aseb, Debubawi Key Bahri region includes Halba Island and associated islets
Principal Languages
English, Standard Arabic, Tigrigna
Literacy Rate
77% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1999), CSICH (2010), ICCPR (2002)
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Eritrea is 15. All are living languages. Of these, 9 are indigenous and 6 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 10 are institutional, 2 are vigorous, 1 is in trouble, and 2 are dying.