16/07/2023
25 Facts on East African countries you may not know
1. South Sudan 🇸🇸 is the leading Oil Producing Country in the region.
2. Somalia 🇸🇴 has the largest coastline in the region.
3. Kenya 🇰🇪 has the highest GDP in the region.
4. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 has the largest population of (114,963,588 people.)
5. Djibouti 🇩🇯 has the smallest population in the region.
6. Tanzania 🇹🇿 has the highest point in Africa, MT Kilimanjaro.
7. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 has the strongest military in the region.
8. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 has the largest Dam, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project in Africa.
9. Kenya 🇰🇪 has the largest desert lake in the world, lake Turkana
10. Uganda 🇺🇬 supplies electricity to Kenya, Tanzania and nearby DRC regions.
11. Rwanda 🇷🇼 has the cleanest city in Africa.
12. Burundi 🇧🇮 once had monarchs.
13. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is rich with historical sites of king's castles and Emperor's Palaces.
14. The Name Of The Eritrean🇪🇷 Capital City ‘’Asmara’’ Means ‘’They Made Them Unite’’
15. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 has the largest lion species on earth, the Barbary lion with dark fur on the neck
16. Sudan 🇸🇩, South Sudan 🇸🇸and Ethiopia 🇪🇹 have a long history dating back 3500 years ago.
17. Sudan 🇸🇩 has some ancient pyramids on its northern region.
18. 🇰🇪 🇺🇬 🇹🇿 Has Lake Victoria which is the largest fresh water lake in Africa.
19. 🇹🇿 And 🇰🇪 have serengeti and maasai mara home to the great migration and 8th wonder of the world.
20. Kenya 🇰🇪 Mombasa Port was the first port in the region to be established in 1896.
21. Somalia 🇸🇴 was the first country in Africa to produce a pilot.
22. In Uganda 🇺🇬, less than one dollar is enough to sustain you for a day.
23. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 had the strongest Emperor and Monarchs that made them resist Colonization.
24. Tanzania 🇹🇿, lake Tanganyika in Tz is the deepest lake in Africa,
25. The longest river in the world is the river Nile which is estimated to be 30 million years old....
Credit: Igede breaking New, African Report files
