Last verified: Saturday, 23. January 2021 at 08:36 AM
Last verified: Saturday, 23. January 2021 at 08:36 AM
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Please reconsider your need to travel to Eritrea Please reconsider your need to travel to Eritrea. We detected travel advisories from 7 sources for this specific country.
Eritrea shares a land border with 3 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Eritrea), the Advisory Index is 3.8 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Sudan (4.1), Ethiopia with 3.6 and Djibouti with 3.5 (of 5).
There are currently 1,877 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 6 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Eritrea.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Eritrea.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Eritrea from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 4.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories).
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta särskild försiktighet - Gränsen mellan Etiopien och Eritrea är stängd och det lönar sig inte att röra sig i närheten av gränszonerna - undvik alla resor till gränszonerna. Områdena vid gränszonerna till Djibouti och Sudan är också otrygga, likaså staden Tesseney och områdena norr och väster om Nakh'fa, Ak'ordat och Barentu och man ska ...
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reconsider travel to Eritrea due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution in Eritrea due to travel restrictions, limited consular assistance, and landmines. Read the Department of State’s COVID-19 page before you plan any international travel. The Centers for Disease ...
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
There have been reports of explosions in Asmara as a result of rockets launched from the ongoing military conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia. Further attacks are possible. Exercise extreme caution and stay away from airports, and government and military sites. Avoid moving around at night and follow the advice of local authorities. We now advise you to: Do not travel to Eritrea.
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/africa/eritrea
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Eritrea: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (Reisewarnung und COVID-19-bedingte Reisewarnung). The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/eritreasicherheit/226176
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Eritrea. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Eritrea changed from 3.4 to 3.7. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Eritrea to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Eritrea changed from 3.3 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Eritrea to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Eritrea changed from 3.1 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Eritrea to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Eritrea changed from 3.3 to 3.1. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government decreased their existing warning for Eritrea to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Eritrea changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Eritrea with a rating of 4.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Eritrea with a rating of 2.0.
The German government issued a new warning for Eritrea with a rating of 3.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Eritrea with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Eritrea with a rating of 4.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Eritrea with a rating of 4.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Eritrea with a rating of 3.0.
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.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Asmara |
| Population | about 5.03 million |
| Size | 121.320 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly larger than Pennsylvania |
| Common languages | Afar, Arabic, Kurdish, Tigrinya |
| Currency | Nakfa (short: ERN) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +291 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .er |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | ER |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | ERI |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 232 |
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.
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Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Eritrea. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Eritrea.
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Eritrea is currently rated at 4,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 7 official sources. Please reconsider your need to travel to Eritrea.
The score is rather high (4,0) and you should avoid all non-essential travel to Eritrea. Maybe pick another location.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 7 individual sources for Eritrea.
There are currently 1,877 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 6 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Eritrea.
Eritrea has a size of 121,320 km² or 46,842 mi² which is slightly larger than Pennsylvania.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Eritrea and bordering countries.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Sudan (4.1)
Ethiopia (3.6)
Djibouti (3.5)
Western Sahara (Africa)
Egypt (Africa)
Spain (Europe)