Eritrea

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Capital: Asmara

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 45,405

Land Covered by Water: >1%

Time Zone: EAT (UTC+3)

Climate: hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviest June to September); semiarid in western hills and lowlands

Approximate Population: 4,401,009

Official Language: Tigrinya, Arabic, Italian

Religion: Christianity, Islam, Judaism

Currency: Nafka

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Toxoplasmosis, HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Yellow fever, Rift Valley Fever, Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis, Tuberculosis (TB)

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