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State of Eritrea

Eritrea

Eritrea is a country in Africa that is home to 3,662,000 people. It is also home to 9 living indigenous languages. In addition, 6 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. One of these, Standard Arabic, is the official language of the country. In formal education, 8 indigenous languages are used as languages of instruction.

  • Geography

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  • Demographics

    3,662,000

    people

    9

    living languages

    77%
    literate
  • Language Vitality Count

    1. 8
    2. 0
    3. 1
    4. 0

Eritrea has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.