Fact File
Capital: Asmara
Population: 4,980,000
Time zone: GMT +3
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +291
Currency: Eritrean Nakfa. Exchange rate: $1 = 10.7100 ERN
Language: Tigrinya, Arabic, French
Visas
Visas required by all except for nationals from Kenya and Uganda.
No visa required for the following:
Employees of air/shipping lines represented in Eritrea travelling on duty.
Boat tourists arriving in Massawa and Assab for 48 hours, but shore pass required.
Airlines
EgyptAir – www.egyptair.com
Lufthansa – www.lufthansa.com
Sudan Airways – www.sudanair.com
Yemenia Airways – www.yemenia.com
Hotels
Asmara
Sunshine Hote – www.sunshinehotelasmara.com
Albergo Italia – www.albergoitaliaasmara.com
Embasoira Hamasien – www.embasoirahamasien.com