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Eritrea: Eritrea Economy Profile

2015/10/07

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  Eritrea, is a country located at Eastern Africa, it has an area of 117,600 Km2

Eritrea, with a population of 6,536,176 people, it is one of the least populous country in the world ant it has a moderate population density, 56 people per km2.

The capital is Asmara and its currency is Nakfa

Eritrea is holding the 160 position by nominal GDP.Its national debt in 2008 was 2,412 millions of dollars, ( 174.92% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is 449$ dollars per inhabitant.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Eritrea, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.381 points in 2013, leaving it in 181th place in the table of 186 countries published.

If the reason to visit Eritrea are business, you must know it's in the 189th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

 


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