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State of Eritrea |
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| Capital: |
Asmara |
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Subregion: |
Eastern Africa |
| Area: |
117600 |
| Population size: (2025-06-20 03:10) |
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| Auto code: |
ER |
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+291 |
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| CEN-SAD |
Community of Sahelo-Saharan States |
| IGAD |
Intergovernmental Authority on Development |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
| COMESA |
Economic Community of Eastern and Southern Africa |
| AFTA |
African Free Trade Area |
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 A country, state, region... (70) |
| Administrative division (ADMD)
(An administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level) | 5 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 6 | | Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 58 | |
 Stream, lake... (1630) |
| Intermittent wetland (WTLDI)
| 1 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 919 | | Wadi (WAD)
(A valley or ravine, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season becomes a watercourse; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East) | 23 | | Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 102 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 29 | | Well (WLL)
(A cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface) | 466 | | Inlet (INLT)
(A narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water) | 10 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 7 | | Marine channel (CHNM)
(That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable) | 5 | | Anchorage (ANCH)
(An area where vessels may anchor) | 2 | | Reef(s) (RF)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material) | 10 | | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 20 | | Waterhole(s) (WTRH)
(A natural hole, hollow, or small depression that contains water, used by man and animals, especially in arid areas) | 3 | | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 5 | | Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 5 | | Salt lake (LKN)
(An inland body of salt water with no outlet) | 1 | | Bank(s) (BNK)
(An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation) | 3 | | Crater lakes (LKSC)
(Lakes in a crater or caldera) | 1 | | Intermittent lake (LKI)
| 1 | | Hot spring(s) (SPNT)
(A place where hot ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 2 | | Reservoir(s) (RSV)
(An artificial pond or lake) | 8 | | Strait (STRT)
(A relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water) | 4 | | Water tank (RSVT)
(A contained pool or tank of water at, below, or above ground level) | 1 | | Salt marsh (MRSHN)
(A flat area, subject to periodic salt water inundation, dominated by grassy salt-tolerant plants) | 1 | | Marsh(es) (MRSH)
(A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation) | 1 | |
 Parks, area ... (643) |
| Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 300 | | Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 341 | | Port (PRT)
(A place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor) | 2 | |
 City, village... (1356) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 1342 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 3 | | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 3 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 5 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Farm village (PPLF)
(A populated place where the population is largely engaged in agricultural activities) | 1 | | Seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2)
| 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (240) |
| Church (CH)
(A building for public Christian worship) | 113 | | Communication center (COMC)
(A facility, including buildings, antennae, towers and electronic equipment for receiving and transmitting information) | 3 | | Community center (CTRCM)
(A facility for community recreation and other activities) | 1 | | Monument (MNMT)
(A commemorative structure or statue) | 1 | | Oil refinery (OILR)
(A facility for converting crude oil into refined petroleum products) | 1 | | Fort (FT)
(A defensive structure or earthworks) | 6 | | School (SCH)
(Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place) | 33 | | Fuel depot (DPOF)
(An area where fuel is stored) | 2 | | Mosque (MSQE)
(A building for public Islamic worship) | 4 | | Factory (MFG)
(One or more buildings where goods are manufactured, processed or fabricated) | 2 | | Ruin(s) (RUIN)
(A destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional) | 10 | | Lighthouse (LTHSE)
(A distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light) | 10 | | Power station (PS)
(A facility for generating electric power) | 2 | | Tomb(s) (TMB)
(A structure for interring bodies) | 2 | | Mission (MSSN)
(A place characterized by dwellings, school, church, hospital and other facilities operated by a religious group for the purpose of providing charitable services and to propagate religion) | 2 | | Police post (PP)
(A building in which police are stationed) | 4 | | Stadium (STDM)
(A structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators) | 1 | | Waterworks (WTRW)
(A facility for supplying potable water through a water source and a system of pumps and filtration beds) | 1 | | Administrative facility (ADMF)
(A government building) | 4 | | Palace (PAL)
(A large stately house, often a royal or presidential residence) | 1 | | Railroad station (RSTN)
(A facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight) | 9 | | Monastery (MSTY)
(A building and grounds where a community of monks lives in seclusion) | 3 | | Farm (FRM)
(A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 1 | | Estate(s) (EST)
(A large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities) | 3 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 1 | | Dam (DAM)
(A barrier constructed across a stream to impound water) | 1 | | College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 1 | | Radio station (STNR)
(A facility for producing and transmitting information by radio waves) | 1 | | Prison (PRN)
(A facility for confining prisoners) | 2 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 4 | | Cemetery (CMTY)
(A burial place or ground) | 4 | | Tower (TOWR)
(A high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter) | 2 | | Resthouse (RHSE)
(A structure maintained for the rest and shelter of travelers) | 1 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 2 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 2 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (2372) |
| Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 208 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 1422 | | Plateau (PLAT)
(An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams) | 15 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 19 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 314 | | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 30 | | Plain(s) (PLN)
(An extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area) | 43 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 49 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 54 | | Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 46 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 53 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 11 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 6 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 10 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 5 | | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 2 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 18 | | Volcano (VLC)
(A conical elevation composed of volcanic materials with a crater at the top) | 13 | | Talus slope (TAL)
(A steep concave slope formed by an accumulation of loose rock fragments at the base of a cliff or steep slope) | 1 | | Land-tied island (ISLT)
(A coastal island connected to the mainland by barrier beaches, levees or dikes) | 1 | | Butte(s) (BUTE)
(A small, isolated, usually flat-topped hill with steep sides) | 13 | | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 2 | | Section of valley (VALX)
| 4 | | Slope(s) (SLP)
(A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle) | 17 | | Saddle (SDL)
(A broad, open pass crossing a ridge or between hills or mountains) | 5 | | Spur(s) (SPUR)
(A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation) | 6 | | Upland (UPLD)
(An extensive interior region of high land with low to moderate surface relief) | 3 | | Desert (DSRT)
(A large area with little or no vegetation due to extreme environmental conditions) | 1 | | Gorge(s) (GRGE)
(A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley) | 1 | |
