Eritrea Travel Advisory

Local Situation: 3.4 / 5

We advise caution when travelling to Eritrea. We detected travel advisories from 7 sources for this specific country.

Regional Situation: 3.5 / 5

Eritrea shares a land border with 3 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Eritrea), the Advisory Index is 3.5 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Sudan (4.1), Ethiopia with 3.3 and Djibouti with 3 (of 5).

Eritrea with its capital Asmara is a country in Africa (Eastern Africa), slightly larger than Pennsylvania (121,320 km²). The country is located Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan. The climate can be described as 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. The landscape is dominated by extension of Ethiopian north-south trending highlands, descending on the east to a coastal desert plain, on the northwest to hilly terrain and on the southwest to flat-to-rolling plains. With a population of about 5.03 million citizens.

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Basic Statistics and Facts

Environmental problems and natural hazzards

These are problems Eritrea is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.

Environmental problems

• deforestation
• desertification
• overgrazing
• soil erosion

Natural hazzards

• Dubbi (1,625 m), which last erupted in 1861, was the country's only historically active volcano until Nabro (2,218 m) came to life on 12 June 2011
• frequent droughts, rare earthquakes and volcanoes
• locust swarms

Top Industries and Agricultural Products

These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Eritrea. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.

Industries

1. beverages
2. cement
3. clothing
4. food processing
5. light manufacturing
6. salt
7. textiles

Agriculture products

1. corn
2. cotton
3. fish
4. goats
5. lentils
6. livestock
7. sisal
8. sorghum
9. tobacco
10. vegetables

Eritrean Imports and Exports

These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Eritrea.

Export products

1. food
2. gold
3. livestock
4. other minerals
5. small industry manufactures
6. sorghum
7. textiles

Import products

1. food
2. machinery
3. manufactured goods
4. petroleum products

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current travel advisory for Eritrea?

Eritrea is currently rated at 3,4 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 7 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Eritrea.

Is it safe to travel Eritrea in 2020?

Visiting the country Eritrea is usually fine. The score is at 3,4 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.

How many travel advisories do you know for Eritrea?

We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 7 individual sources for Eritrea.

What is the current Corona virus situation in Eritrea?

There are currently 215 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Eritrea. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Eritrea.

What is the size of Eritrea?

Eritrea has a size of 121,320 km² or 46,842 mi² which is slightly larger than Pennsylvania.

Common Frequently Asked Questions

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