Geography:
Land boundaries:
total: 1,630 km
border countries: Djibouti 113 km,Ethiopia 912 km, Sudan 605 km
Coastline: 2,234 km total;mainland on Red Sea 1,151 km,islands in
Red Sea 1,083 km
Natural resources: gold, potash,zinc, copper, salt, probably oil and natural gas (petroleum geologists are prospecting for it), fish
Population: 3,842,436 (July 1998 est.)
80% Muslim 20% Christians
Ethnic groups: ethnic Tigrinya 50%,Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%, Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) 3%
Religions: Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
Languages: Afar, Amharic, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, minor ethnic group languages.