Eritrea

Flag of Eritrea

The flag of Eritrea comprises three triangles — a large red isosceles triangle with its base spanning the hoist end and its apex at the midpoint on the fly end, and a green and blue right-angled triangle above and beneath the red triangle. On the hoist side of the red triangle is a golden vertical olive branch encircled by a golden olive wreath.

Native name: دولة إرتريا

Language(s): Arabic, English, Tigrinya

Area: 117,600 km2

Population: 3,607,000

Capital city: Asmara

Currency: Nfk — Eritrean nakfa