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ERITREACountry Pro�le
O�cially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. With its capital at Asmara, it is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea.
• Currency: Eritrean nakfa (ERN)• Population: 5,869,869 3.2% growth rate
• Total Area: 117,600 km2
• GDP : PPP $8.713 billion $1,300 per capita 4.8% growth rate
• Unemployment: 8.6%• Inflation : 9%
QUICK FACTS (2016 est.)
ENERGY PROFILE (2016 est.)
Electricity access: population without electricity: 4.3 million electrification - total population: 32 % electrification - urban areas: 86 % electrification - rural areas: 17 % Electricity - production: 338 million kWhElectricity - consumption: 284 million kWhElectricity Exports: 0 kWhElectricity Imports: 0 kWhElectricity - installed generating capacity: 140,800 kW Electricity - from fossil fuels: 98.7% of total installed capacity Electricity - from Hydro: 0% of total installed capacityElectricity - from other renewable sources: 1.3% of total installed capacity
Geological Map ofEritrea
Location map of ALid and Nabro-Dubbi in relation to the African Rift Valley
https://pangea.stanford.edu/ERE/db/WGC/papers/WGC/2015/01044.pdf
Source: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)-World Fact Book 2016; International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) andAfrican Economic Outlook.
FOCAL PERSON: Ermias [email protected]
For more information kindly check on the country update link:
Eritrea Country Update