Eritrea.
State of Eritrea
Member of AU, NAM.
Population
3.7M
GDP (nominal)
$2.6B
GDP / capita
$710
Capital
Asmara
Government
Unitary one-party pres…
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
2.0 / 10
UN voting record
How Eritrea votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
No votes recorded for this period yet.
Bloc alignment
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Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
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Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
Eritrea's foreign policy is defined by self-reliance, suspicion of multilateral institutions, and a determination to resist external pressure. The government views Western human rights advocacy as interference and has clashed repeatedly with the UN Human Rights Council. Eritrea is one of the few African states to maintain close ties with both Russia and China, and has cultivated relationships with Gulf states, particularly the UAE and Saudi Arabia, which have used Eritrean territory for military operations in Yemen.
Regionally, Eritrea's relationships are volatile. The 2018 peace deal with Ethiopia was hailed as transformative but was followed by joint military operations in Tigray that drew sanctions threats. Relations with Djibouti remain tense over a border dispute, and Eritrea has been accused by the UN Monitoring Group of supporting armed groups in Somalia, though it disputes these allegations.
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$2.6B
GDP per capita
$710
Currency
Eritrean Nakfa (ERN)
HDI
0.49
Top trading partners
In the news
Stories surfacing across Eritrea’s authoritative outlets. Grouped by topic, ranked by source coverage.