Flag of Eritrea

What the flag means

• 🔺Red triangle — the blood of the long independence struggle
• 🟢Green — agriculture
• 🔵Blue — the Red Sea; a gold olive wreath = peace

No law defining the design was found. · Adopted 1995

Highlights

• 🏛️ Asmara's Italian modernism
• 🌊 Red Sea reefs and islands
• 🐫 Historic caravan trade ports
• ☕ Warm coffee ceremonies
• 🏜️ Danakil's strange geology

Quick facts

Region

Africa · Eastern Africa

Population

3,607,003 people (2025)

Area

117,600 km²

Capital

Asmara

Languages

Tigrinya, Tigre

Currency

Eritrean nakfa (ERN)

Organizations

United Nations, African Union

Neighboring countries

• Djibouti
• Ethiopia
• Sudan

Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.