Most people in the country adhere to Christianity or Islam, with a small minority adhering to traditional faiths. In addition, there are several Nilo-Saharan-speaking Nilotic ethnic groups. Among these communities, the Tigrinyas make up about 55% of the population, with the Tigre people constituting around 30% of inhabitants. Most residents speak languages from the Afroasiatic family, either of the Ethiopian Semitic languages or Cushitic branches. Tigrinya, Arabic, and English serve as the three working languages. Nine different languages are spoken by the nine recognised ethnic groups, the most widely spoken language being Tigrinya, the others being Tigre, Saho, Kunama, Nara, Afar, Beja, Bilen and Arabic.
Contemporary Eritrea is a multi-ethnic country with nine recognised ethnic groups. Human remains found in Eritrea have been dated to 1 million years old and anthropological research indicates that the area may contain significant records related to the evolution of humans. The nation has a total area of approximately 117,600 km 2 (45,406 sq mi), and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the south, Sudan in the west, and Djibouti in the southeast. ə, - ˈ t r eɪ-/) ( listen), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. You may need rendering support to display the Ethiopic text in this article correctly.Įritrea ( / ˌ ɛr ɪ ˈ t r iː.
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