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Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 124,320 sq.km.~
Population (2001 est.): 3,800,000*
Population density: 28.5 per sq. km.
Urban population (1975/2001): 12.7/19.1*
Population growth (1995-2000): 3.7% p.a.**
Life expectancy (1975-80/1995-2000): 45.3/50.6**
Fertility rate (1975-1980/1995-2000): 6.1/5.3**
Capital: Asmara
Largest city/population (1992 est.): Asmara/400,000~
Gross National Product (2001): $0.7 billions*
GNP per capita (2001): $164*
Gender-related development index [GDI] (2001) rank/index: 126/0.434
Human Development Index (2001) rank/index: 155/0.446
Link to UNDP Human Development
Indicators - Eritrea country page
* = UNDP 2003
** World Resources Institute 1998
~ = Instituto del Tercer Mundo 1997
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