EAC

Overview

• Size: 947,303 km²
• Location: East Africa, on the Indian Ocean including Zanzibar, bordering Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, DRC, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique.
• Coordinates: -6.369000°, 34.888800°

Governance

• Administrative type: Presidential Republic (union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar)
• Languages: Swahili and English (official)

Culture

Home to Mount Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti's Great Migration, and Zanzibar's Swahili-Arab Stone Town heritage, with Swahili serving as a unifying national language.

Economy

Agriculture, tourism (safari and Zanzibar beaches), and mining (gold, gemstones like tanzanite) drive the economy.