Tigrinya and Tigre are the country's dominant languages, although education also is conducted in Arabic and English. They are mostly farmers and make up almost half the population of Eritrea. The Tigre-speaking Muslims of the lowlands are mostly pastoralists. Eritrea's economy is based on livestock herding and subsistence agriculture. Because of unreliable rainfall, soil erosion, and locusts, Eritrea's overall agricultural output remains poor, although irrigation has increased production.
Some fishing is carried out in the Red Sea.
Select a People Group Danakil , Beja , Nara , Tigre .