East Africa

n. geographical region of east-central Africa (includes Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda and other nearby regions)

[Image:LocationEasternAfrica.png|right|thumb|350px| ]] East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda – members of the East African Community (EAC)Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia – often reckoned as the Horn of AfricaBurundi and Rwanda – members of the EAC as of 18 June 2007, and sometimes considered part of Central AfricaMozambique and Madagascar – sometimes considered part of Southern AfricaMalawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe – often included in Southern Africa, and formerly of the Central African FederationComoros, Mauritius, and Seychelles – small island nations in the Indian OceanRéunion and Mayotte – French overseas territories also in the Indian Ocean
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Noun
1. a geographical area in eastern Africa
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(part-holonym) Africa

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