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Eritrea

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Country

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ERITREA
(pronounced - urh-uh-tree-uh | ˌɛrɪˈtreɪə)
OFFICIAL NAME: State of Eritrea
DEMONYMS: Eritrean, African
Eritrea is part of the Eastern Africa region in the continent of Africa. Eritrea is also known as the Land of the Red Sea. It is in the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, near the equator and is 121.3 thousand square kilometres in size. The primary languages spoken are Arabic, Tigrinya, Tigre and English; the capital city is Asmara and the main currency used is the Nakfa.
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| KEY STATISTICS

AMBER
2024 SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


LGBTQIA+ Equality - Very Low
Very Low
LGBTQIA+ EQUALITY STATUS

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2024 LGBTQIA+ SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


REFUGEE CONVENTIONS & POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT

Key information relating to

Refugees and Migrants

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LGBTQIA+ Refugee Statistics

The estimated refugee statistical information is adapted based on the refugee data finder service for the current year and by applying the formula used by the Gayther Population Index

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REFUGEES

3
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ASYLUM

0
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TOTAL DISPLACED

3
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INTERNALLY DISPLACED

0
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STATELESS

0
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RANK

151
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  USEFUL PHRASES | CRIME

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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CRIME
جريمة [jarima] (arabic) | ገበን (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | crime (english)
ABUSE
إساءة ['iisa'a] (arabic) | ማህሰይቲ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | abuse (english)
AFRAID
خائف [khayif] (arabic) | ፈራህ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | afraid (english)
ASSISTANCE
مساعدة [musaeada] (arabic) | ሓገዝ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | assistance (english)
ASYLUM
اللجوء [alluju'] (arabic) | asylum (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | asylum (english)
DEATH
الموت [almawt] (arabic) | ሞት (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | death (english)
DETENTION
احتجاز [aihtijaz] (arabic) | ማእሰርቲ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | detention (english)
DISPLACE
أزاح ['azah] (arabic) | ካብ ቦታ ናብ ቦታ ምግዓዝ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | displace (english)
KIDNAPPING
خطف [khatf] (arabic) | ጭውያ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | kidnapping (english)
PERSECUTION
اضطهاد [aidtihad] (arabic) | መስጐጕቲ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | persecution (english)
RAPE
اغتصاب [aightisab] (arabic) | ምግሳስ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | rape (english)
SCARED
خائف، خواف، مذعور ["khayif, khawaf, madheur"] (arabic) | ፈሪሁ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | scared (english)
WAR
حرب [harb] (arabic) | ውግእ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | war (english)
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NOTIFICATIONS

LAST UPDATED:  June 18, 2024

Important communication information about the

Country

×  HIGH RISK  | LGBTQIA+ warning. The country likely has serious issues, and refugees and migrants from the community would likely face discrimination and, in some extreme cases, persecution....read more

Latest

| STATUS

  • LGBTQIA+ RELATED | The country typically scores low or very low within the Gayther Equality Index. The score means the government has criminalised same-sex relationships and may serve those prosecuted with lengthy prison sentences. Some countries within this category may even actively target the local LGBTQIA+ community by implementing antiquated laws or ignoring the abuse, torture, and vigilante killings occurring in specific regions or across the country...more
  • CURRENT STATE | There are currently no known issues or armed conflicts taking place within this country
  • This country is categorised as being an authoritarian regime, where power is centralised and held by a specific group of individuals within the population and where there are suppressed or no political challengers...more
  • GENEVA REFUGEE STATUS | This country did not sign up to either the refugee convention or protocol, which outlines the agreed criteria, status and rights of refugees...more
  • LGBTQIA+ ASYLUM APPLICATIONS | Given this country's position on the LGBTQIA+ community, it is unlikely that they will accept asylum applications (membership of a particular social group) based on being persecuted for identifying with a specific sexuality or gender identity.
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Government

| INFORMATION

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ERITREA
GOVERNMENT
hagerawi baito
A government is comprised of a group of people within a given country with authority to govern a country or state. Governments are typically made up of heads of state (presidents, prime ministers or chief), departments and ministries which represent specific functions and provide services for all those citizens living within the country
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ERITREA
MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION OR THE INTERIOR
ሚኒስትሪ ወጻኢ
The immigration office or ministry is typically a department or organisation within a government that focuses on all things relating to immigration and residency. The department will often manage visa and residency applications, issuing of passports and national ids and all of the relevant rights for living within a given country
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HEALTHCARE RELATED

Key information relating to

Healthcare Services

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UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE

No

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HEALTHCARE CATEGORY

None (Out of Pocket)

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HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY

-

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HEALTHCARE NAME

መድሕን ጥዕና | የጤና መድህን | yet’ēna medihini | caymiska caafimaadka

Geography

Learn more about the country and its

Physical Location

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CAPITAL

Asmara

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REGION

Eastern Africa

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CONTINENT

Africa

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HEMISPHERE

Tropics

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AREA

121320

(square kilometers)

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SURROUNDING OCEAN(S)

Indian Ocean

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EMERGENCY CONTACTS

The important telephone numbers relating to the

Emergency Services

Arabic | Tigrinya | Tigre | English
Official Language(s) spoken in Eritrea
The emergency service numbers within Eritrea to call during an emergency
  • AMBULANCE - when someone is seriously ill or injured, and their life is at risk (emergency medical services and technical rescue)
  • POLICE - when you feel in danger, are in dangerous situations or have witnessed a crime (law enforcement, criminal investigation, and maintenance of public order)
  • FIRE RESCUE - when a fire occurs or where a person needs rescue (fire suppression, technical rescue, and hazardous materials mitigation)


Ambulance
AMBULANCE
سياره اسعاف (sayaruh 'iiseaf) (arabic) | ኣምቡላንስ ('ambulans) (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | ambulance (english)

dial
116

Call Ambulance Service Now

Police
POLICE
شرطة (shurta) (arabic) | ፖሊስ (polis) (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | police (english)

dial
113

Call Police Now

Fire
FIRE
نار (nar) (arabic) | ባርዕ (bar'ë) (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | fire (english)

dial
114

Call Fire Service Now


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DISTANCE TO SAFE COUNTRIES

The distance to the top five

Safe Countries

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  USEFUL PHRASES | PROCESSING

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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PROCESSING
معالجة [muealaja] (arabic) | መስርሕ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | processing (english)
APPLICANT
طالب وظيفة [talab wazifa] (arabic) | ኣመልኪታ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | applicant (english)
APPLICATION FORM
نموذج الطلب [namudhaj altalab] (arabic) | መመልከቲ ፎርም (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | application form (english)
ASYLUM SEEKER
طالب لجوء (arabic) | ዕቝባ ዚደሊ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | asylum seeker (english)
CITIZENSHIP
المواطنة [almuatina] (arabic) | ዜግነት (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | citizenship (english)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
بلد المنشأ (arabic) | መበቈል ሃገር (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | country of origin (english)
DATE OF BIRTH
تاريخ الولادة (arabic) | ዕለት ልደት (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | date of birth (english)
DISPLACEMENT
الإزاح [al'iizah] (arabic) | ካብ ቦታ ናብ ቦታ ምግዓዝ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | displacement (english)
GENDER
جنس [juns] (arabic) | ጾታ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | gender (english)
MIGRANT
المهاجر [almuhajir] (arabic) | ስደተኛ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | migrant (english)
NAME
اسم [aism] (arabic) | ስም (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | name (english)
NATIONALITY
جنسية [jinsia] (arabic) | ዜግነት (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | nationality (english)
PROOF
دليل [dalil] (arabic) | መርትዖ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | proof (english)
REFUGEE
لاجئ [laji] (arabic) | ስደተኛ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | refugee (english)
RELIGION
دين [din] (arabic) | ሃይማኖት (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | religion (english)
RETURN
إرجاع ['iirjae] (arabic) | ተመላሊስካ ምብጻሕ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | return (english)
SEXUALITY
جنسانية [jansania] (arabic) | ጾታዊ ርክብ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | sexuality (english)
STATUS
الحالة [alhala] (arabic) | ኵነታት (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | status (english)
TRANSIT
عبور [eubur] (arabic) | መገሻ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | transit (english)
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LGBTQIA+ RELATED

Key metrics relating to how the Country treats the

LGBTQIA+ Community

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LGBTQIA+ Terms

learn the literal translations of key LGBTQIA+ terms in the local languages/dialects
Lesbian Flag
Lesbian
مثليه [mithlayh] (arabic) | ሌዝቢያን (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | lesbian (english)
Gay Flag
Gay
مثلي الجنس [mithli aljins] (arabic) | ግብረሰዶማውያን (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | gay (english)
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Bisexual
ثنائي الجنس [thunayiyin aljins] (arabic) | ክልተ ጾታ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | bisexual (english)
Transgender Flag
Transgender
المتحولين جنسيا (arabic) | ትራንስጀንደር (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | transgender (english)
Intersex Flag
Intersex
الخنثى (arabic) | ኢንተርሴክስ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | intersex (english)
Asexual Flag
Asexual
عديم الجنس (arabic) | ዘይጾታዊ ርክብ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | asexual (english)
Questioning Flag
Questioning
استجواب (arabic) | ሕቶታት (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | questioning (english)
Community Flag
Community
تواصل اجتماعي [tuasil aijtimaeiun] (arabic) | ማሕበረሰብ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | community (english)
Gender Flag
Gender
متعلق بنوع الجنس (arabic) | ምስ ጾታ ዝተኣሳሰር (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | gender related (english)
Sexuality Flag
Sexuality
ذات الصلة بالجنس (arabic) | ምስ ጾታዊ ርክብ ዝተኣሳሰር (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | sexuality related (english)
Non-Bingary Flag
Non-Binary
غير ثنائي (arabic) | ዘይክልተኣዊ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | non-binary (english)
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Queer
مثلي (arabic) | queer (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | queer (english)
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REFUGEE CAMPS & SETTLEMENTS

The temporary and semi-permanent

Camps and Settlements

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COUNTRY NAME

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Many Languages

Discover the name of this country in other languages. The name is sorted by country name and languages spoken (in alphabetical order) and can be accessed by clicking on the quick links below. If you want to learn more about any given country, please click on the flag or the country name, which will open the required content in a new window


A  
Afghanistan Flag
- (dari) | اریتریا (pashto)
Albania Flag
eritrea (albanian)
Algeria Flag
إريتريا (arabic) | érythrée (french)
American Samoa Flag
eritrea (samoan)
Andorra Flag
eritrea (catalan)
Angola Flag
eritreia (portuguese)
Anguilla Flag
eritrea (english)
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
eritrea (english)
Argentina Flag
eritrea (spanish)
Armenia Flag
էրիթրեա (armenian)
Australia Flag
eritrea (english)
Austria Flag
eritrea (german)
Azerbaijan Flag
eritreya (azerbaijani)


B  
Bahamas, The Flag
eritrea (english)
Bahrain Flag
إريتريا (arabic)
Bangladesh Flag
ইরিত্রিয়া (bengali)
Barbados Flag
eritrea (english)
Belarus Flag
эрытрэя (belarusian) | эритрея (russian)
Belgium Flag
eritrea (dutch) | érythrée (french) | eritrea (german)
Belize Flag
eritrea (english) | eritrea (spanish)
Benin Flag
érythrée (french)
Bermuda Flag
eritrea (english)
Bhutan Flag
- (dzongkha)
Bolivia Flag
eritrea (spanish) | - (aymara) | - (quechua)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
eritreja (bosnian) | eritreja (croatian) | еритреја (serbian)
Botswana Flag
eritrea (english) | - (tswana)
Brazil Flag
eritreia (portuguese)
British Virgin Islands Flag
eritrea (english)
Brunei Darussalam Flag
eritrea (malay) | eritrea (english)
Bulgaria Flag
еритрея (bulgarian)
Burkina Faso Flag
érythrée (french)
Burundi Flag
érythrée (french) | - (kirundi)


C  
Cambodia Flag
អេរីទ្រា (khmer)
Cameroon Flag
eritrea (english) | érythrée (french)
Canada Flag
eritrea (english) | érythrée (french)
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) Flag
eritreia (portuguese)
Caribbean Netherlands Flag
eritrea (dutch) | eritrea (english) | - (papiamentu)
Cayman Islands Flag
eritrea (english)
Central African Republic Flag
- (sango) | érythrée (french)
Chad Flag
إريتريا (arabic) | érythrée (french)
Channel Islands Flag
eritrea (english) | érythrée (french)
Chile Flag
eritrea (spanish)
China Flag
厄立特里亚 (mandarin)
Colombia Flag
eritrea (spanish)
Comoros Flag
إريتريا (arabic) | - (comorian) | érythrée (french)
Congo, D.Rep Flag
érythrée (french)
Congo, Rep Flag
érythrée (french)
Cook Islands Flag
eritrea (english) | eritrea (māori)
Costa Rica Flag
eritrea (spanish)
Croatia Flag
eritreja (croatian)
Cuba Flag
eritrea (spanish)
Cyprus Flag
ερυθραία (greek) | eritre (turkish)
Czech Republic (Czechia) Flag
eritrea (czech)


D E F  
Denmark Flag
eritrea (danish)
Djibouti Flag
إريتريا (arabic) | érythrée (french)
Dominica Flag
eritrea (english)
Dominican Republic Flag
eritrea (spanish)
East Timor (Timor-Leste) Flag
eritreia (portuguese) | - (tetum)
Ecuador Flag
eritrea (spanish)
Egypt Flag
إريتريا (arabic)
El Salvador Flag
eritrea (spanish)
Equatorial Guinea Flag
eritrea (spanish) | érythrée (french)
Eritrea Flag
إريتريا (arabic) | ኤርትራ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | eritrea (english)
Estonia Flag
eritrea (estonian)
Ethiopia Flag
ኤርትራ (amharic)
Fiji Flag
- (fijian) | - (hindustani) | eritrea (english)
Finland Flag
eritrea (finnish) | eritrea (swedish)
France Flag
érythrée (french)
French Guiana Flag
érythrée (french) | érythrée (french guianese creole)
French Polynesia Flag
érythrée (french)


G  
Gabon Flag
érythrée (french)
Gambia, The Flag
eritrea (english)
Georgia Flag
- (abkhaz) | ერიტრეა (georgian) | - (ossetic)
Germany Flag
eritrea (german)
Ghana Flag
eritrea (english)
Gibraltar Flag
eritrea (english)
Greece Flag
ερυθραία (greek)
Greenland Flag
- (kalaallisut) | eritrea (danish)
Grenada Flag
eritrea (english)
Guadeloupe Flag
eritrea (spanish)
Guam Flag
eritrea (english) | - (chamorro)
Guatemala Flag
eritrea (spanish)
Guinea Flag
érythrée (french)
Guinea-Bissau Flag
eritreia (portuguese)
Guyana Flag
eritrea (english)


H I J  
Haiti Flag
érythrée (french) | eritre (haitian creole)
Honduras Flag
eritrea (spanish)
Hong Kong Flag
厄立特里亞 (cantonese) | eritrea (english)
Hungary Flag
eritrea (hungarian)
Iceland Flag
erítrea (icelandic)
India Flag
इरिट्रिया (hindi) | eritrea (english)
Indonesia Flag
eritrea (indonesian)
Iran, Islamic Republic of Flag
اریتره (persian)
Iraq Flag
إريتريا (arabic)
Ireland Flag
an eiritré (irish (gaelic)) | eritrea (english)
Isle of Man Flag
eritrea (english)
Israel Flag
אריתריאה (hebrew)
Italy Flag
eritrea (italian)
Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) Flag
érythrée (french)
Jamaica Flag
eritrea (english)
Japan Flag
エリトリア (japanese)
Jordan Flag
إريتريا (arabic)


K L  
Kazakhstan Flag
эритрея (kazakh)
Kenya Flag
eritrea (swahili) | eritrea (english)
Kiribati Flag
- (gilbertese) | eritrea (english)
Korea, North (D.Rep) Flag
에리트레아 (korean)
Korea, South (Rep) Flag
에리트레아 (korean)
Kosovo, Republic of Flag
eritrea (albanian) | еритреја (serbian)
Kuwait Flag
إريتريا (arabic)
Kyrgyzstan Flag
эритрея (kirghiz)
Laos Flag
ເອຣິເທຣຍ (lao)
Latvia Flag
eritreja (latvian)
Lebanon Flag
إريتريا (arabic)
Lesotho Flag
eritrea (sesotho) | eritrea (english)
Liberia Flag
eritrea (english)
Libya Flag
إريتريا (arabic)
Liechtenstein Flag
eritrea (german)
Lithuania Flag
eritrėja (lithuanian)
Luxembourg Flag
eritrea (luxembourgish) | érythrée (french) | eritrea (german)


M  
Macau Flag
厄立特里亞 (cantonese) | eritreia (portuguese)
Madagascar Flag
eritrea (malagasy) | érythrée (french)
Malawi Flag
eritrea (chichewa) | eritrea (english)
Malaysia Flag
eritrea (malay)
Maldives Flag
- (dhivehi)
Mali Flag
érythrée (french)
Malta Flag
l-eritrea (maltese) | eritrea (english)
Marshall Islands Flag
- (marshallese) | eritrea (english)
Martinique Flag
érythrée (french)
Mauritania Flag
إريتريا (arabic)
Mauritius Flag
érythrée (french) | eritrea (english)
Mayotte Flag
érythrée (french)
Mexico Flag
eritrea (spanish)
Micronesia, F.S Flag
eritrea (english) | - (chuukese) | - (kosraean) | - (pohnpeian) | - (yapese)
Moldova Flag
eritreea (moldovan)
Monaco Flag
érythrée (french)
Mongolia Flag
эритрей (mongolian)
Montenegro Flag
еритреја (montenegrin)
Morocco Flag
إريتريا (arabic)
Mozambique Flag
eritreia (portuguese)
Myanmar Flag
အီရီထရီးယား (burmese)


N  
Namibia Flag
eritrea (english)
Nauru Flag
- (nauruan) | eritrea (english)
Nepal Flag
इरिट्रिया (nepali)
Netherlands Flag
eritrea (dutch)
Netherlands Antilles Flag
eritrea (english)
New Caledonia Flag
érythrée (french)
New Zealand Flag
eritrea (english) | eritrea (māori)
Nicaragua Flag
eritrea (spanish)
Niger Flag
érythrée (french)
Nigeria Flag
eritrea (english)
Niue Flag
- (niuean) | eritrea (english)
North Macedonia Flag
еритреја (macedonian)
Northern Mariana Islands Flag
eritrea (english) | - (chamorro) | - (carolinian)
Norway Flag
eritrea (norwegian)


O P Q  
Oman Flag
إريتريا (arabic)
Pakistan Flag
اریٹیریا (urdu)
Palau Flag
- (palauan) | eritrea (english)
Palestine, State of Flag
إريتريا (arabic)
Panama Flag
eritrea (spanish)
Papua New Guinea Flag
eritrea (english)
Paraguay Flag
eritrea (spanish) | એરિટ્રિયા (guaraní)
Peru Flag
eritrea (spanish) | - (quechua)
Philippines Flag
eritrea (filipino)
Pitcairn Islands Flag
- (pitkern) | eritrea (english)
Poland Flag
erytrea (polish)
Portugal Flag
eritreia (portuguese)
Puerto Rico Flag
eritrea (spanish) | eritrea (english)
Qatar Flag
إريتريا (arabic)


R S  
Reunion Flag
érythrée (french)
Romania Flag
eritreea (romanian)
Russia Flag
эритрея (russian)
Rwanda Flag
eritereya (kinyarwanda) | eritrea (english) | érythrée (french)
Saint Barthelemy (Barts) Flag
érythrée (french)
Saint Helena Flag
eritrea (english)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
eritrea (english)
Saint Lucia Flag
eritrea (english)
Saint Martin (Dutch) Flag
eritrea (dutch) | eritrea (english)
Saint Martin (French) Flag
érythrée (french)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Flag
érythrée (french)
Samoa Flag
eritrea (samoan) | eritrea (english)
San Marino Flag
eritrea (italian)
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
eritreia (portuguese)
Saudi Arabia Flag
إريتريا (arabic)
Senegal Flag
érythrée (french)
Serbia Flag
еритреја (serbian)
Seychelles Flag
- (seychellois creole) | eritrea (english) | érythrée (french)
Sierra Leone Flag
eritrea (english)
Singapore Flag
厄立特里亚 (mandarin) | eritrea (english) | eritrea (malay) | எரித்திரியா (tamil)
Slovakia Flag
eritrea (slovak)
Slovenia Flag
eritreja (slovene)
Solomon Islands Flag
eritrea (english)
Somalia Flag
eritrea (somali) | إريتريا (arabic)
South Africa Flag
eritrea (afrikaans) | eritrea (english) | - (southern ndebele) | eritrea (sesotho) | i-eritrea (zulu) | - (northern sotho) | - (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
South Sudan Flag
إريتريا (arabic)
Spain Flag
eritrea (spanish) | eritrea (catalan) | eritrea (galician)
Sri Lanka Flag
එරිත්‍රියාව (sinhalese) | எரித்திரியா (tamil) | eritrea (english)
Sudan Flag
إريتريا (arabic)
Suriname Flag
eritrea (dutch)
Swaziland (Eswatini) Flag
- (swazi) | eritrea (english)
Sweden Flag
eritrea (swedish)
Switzerland Flag
eritrea (german) | érythrée (french) | eritrea (italian) | eritrea (romansh)
Syria Flag
إريتريا (arabic) | érythrée (french) | eritrea (english)


T  
Taiwan Flag
厄立特里亚 (mandarin)
Tajikistan Flag
эритрея (tajik)
Tanzania Flag
eritrea (swahili) | eritrea (english)
Thailand Flag
เอริเทรีย (thai)
Togo Flag
érythrée (french)
Tokelau Flag
- (tokelauan)
Tonga Flag
- (tongan) | eritrea (english)
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
eritrea (english)
Tunisia Flag
إريتريا (arabic) | érythrée (french)
Turkey (Turkiye) Flag
eritre (turkish)
Turkmenistan Flag
eritreýa (turkmen)
Turks and Caicos Islands Flag
eritrea (english)
Tuvalu Flag
- (tuvaluan) | eritrea (english)


U V W X Y Z  
Uganda Flag
eritrea (english)
Ukraine Flag
еритрея (ukrainian)
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Flag
إريتريا (arabic)
United Kingdom (UK) Flag
eritrea (english)
Uruguay Flag
eritrea (spanish)
US Virgin Islands Flag
eritrea (english)
Uzbekistan Flag
eritreya (uzbek)
Vanuatu Flag
eritrea (english) | érythrée (french)
Vatican City (Holy See) Flag
erythraea (latin) | eritrea (italian)
Venezuela Flag
eritrea (spanish)
Vietnam Flag
eritrea (vietnamese)
Wallis and Futuna Flag
érythrée (french) | - (wallisian) | - (futunan)
Yemen Flag
إريتريا (arabic)
Zambia Flag
eritrea (english)
Zimbabwe Flag
eritrea (english) | eritrea (shona) | - (northern ndebele)
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