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All are living languages. Of these, 9 are indigenous and 6 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 5 are institutional, 4 are developing, 3 are vigorous, 1 is in trouble, and 2 are dying.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="block block-system block-main block-system-main even block-without-title" id="block-system-main"> <div class="block-inner clearfix"> <div class="content clearfix"> <div class="view view-country view-id-country view-display-id-page view-dom-id-d2b741b822ae8242bbcdb62230f54c33"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-other-names"> <em class="views-label views-label-field-other-names">Official Name</em> <div class="field-content">State of Eritrea</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-population"> <span class="views-label views-label-field-population">Population Full</span> <div class="field-content"><p>5,919,000 (2016 World Factbook)</p> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-general-remarks"> <em class="views-label views-label-field-general-remarks">General Remarks</em> <div class="field-content">Semenawi Key Bahri region includes Red Sea islands offshore from Massawa, mainly the Dahlak Archipelago. 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