Pop: 3.6M · Area: 117,600 km² · Arabic, English, Tigrinya
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Life expectancy is 68.6 years (2023), 3.2 years above the Africa average. CO₂ emissions of 0.2 mt/capita are well below the Africa average of 1.2. V-Dem classifies Eritrea as an autocracy with an electoral democracy score of 0.07 (2024). Unemployment stands at 6.0% (2025), below the Africa average of 9.0%.