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   Note: This section last updated 15th April 2021

In Afar and Tigrinya:

   1,234.45

(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)

In Arabic:

   ۱٫۲۳۴٬۴۵

(where ٬ indicates the decimal separator and ٫ the thousands separator)

In Ge'ez (a liturgical language):

   1ወ234.45

(where ٬ indicates the decimal separator and ወ the thousands separator)

   Note: This section last updated 15th April 2021

   dd/mm/yyyy

   14:32

English is the national language but spoken by few as a first language. There are 450 000 speakers of Afar ; 120 000 of Bedawi ; 70 000 of Bilen (in and around the town of Keren ); 140 000 of Kunama ; 63 000 of Nara ; 144 000 of Saho ; 683 000 of Tigré and 1 900 000 of Tigrinya .

Eritreans do not have family names. Both males and females retain the same names throughout life. The first given name is used in correspondence following the form of address. Some Eritreans use their father’s or grandfather’s given name as a family name/second given name.

   Tables of names can be acquired: given names , surnames/family names , family name prefixes , forms of address , job titles 

Any address written in a non-native language will be written in English.

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

Eritrea has no postal code system.

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Eritrea - Postal code format

Eritrea - Postal code specifics

Eritrea - Postal code regular expression

Eritrea - Postal code level of coverage

Eritrea - Postal code map

   Note: This section last updated 12th March 2016

Refer to Exonyms in Eritrea for full lists of place names in Eritrea in other languages.

Eritrea has 6 regions (zobatat, singular: zoba). They are:

    Anseba 
    Debub (Southern) 
    Debubawi K’eyih Bahri (Southern Red Sea) 
    Gash-Barka 
    Ma’akel (Central) 
    Semenawi Keyih Bahri (Northern Red Sea) 

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   Note: This section last updated 31st January 2014

All Eritrean area codes, when called from abroad, have a length of 1 digit. Subscriber numbers have 6 digits. Mobile numbers have the area code 7 or the area code 1 with subscriber numbers beginning 71, 72 or 73.

   Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm