Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$104 million (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 129 $88 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Debt - external:

$NA (31 December 2010 est.)

$961.9 million (31 December 2008 est.)

Exchange rates:

nakfa (ERN) per US dollar - 15.375 (2010), 15.375 (2009), 15.38 (2008), 15.5 (2007), 15.4 (2006)

Communications ::Eritrea

Telephones - main lines in use:

48,500 (2009) country comparison to the world: 163