Infant mortality rate: 117.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 50.61 years male: 48.85 years female : 52.42 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.47 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun: Eritrean(s) adjective: Eritrean
Ethnic groups: ethnic Tigrinya 50%, Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%,
Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) 3%
Religions: Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
Languages: Afar, Amharic, Arabic, Italian, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, minor tribal languages
@Eritrea:Government
Country name: conventional long form: State of Eritrea conventional short form: Eritrea local long form : Hagere Ertra local short form: Ertra former: Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia
Data code: ER