05/07/2022
Meet East African community
25 Top Facts about Eastern African countries
1. Ethiopia πͺπΉ has the largest population of (114,963,588 people.)
2. Somalia πΈπ΄ has the largest coastline in the region.
3. Kenya π°πͺ has the highest GDP in the region.
4. South Sudan πΈπΈ is the leading Oil Producing Country in the region.
5. Djibouti π©π― has the smallest population in the region.
6. Tanzania πΉπΏ has the highest point in Africa, MT Kilimanjaro.
7. Eritrea πͺπ· has the strongest military in the region.
8. Ethiopia πͺπΉ has the largest Dam, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project in Africa.
9. Kenya π°πͺ has the largest desert lake in the world, lake Turkana
10. Uganda πΊπ¬ supplies electricity to Kenya, Tanzania and nearby DRC regions.
11. Rwanda π·πΌ has the cleanest city in Africa.
12. Eritrea πͺπ· has a 1,215 kilometer coastline in Red Sea, and a hundreds of kilometers of coast around its more than 350 islands.
13. Ethiopia πͺπΉ is rich with historical sites of king's castles and Emperor's Palaces.
14. The Name Of The Eritreanπͺπ· Capital City ββAsmaraββ Means ββThey Made Them Uniteββ
15. Ethiopia πͺπΉ has the largest lion species on earth, the Barbary lion with dark fur on the neck
16. Eritrea πͺπ·, Sudan πΈπ©, South Sudan πΈπΈ and Ethiopia πͺπΉ have a long history dating back 3500 years ago.
17. Sudan πΈπ© has some ancient pyramids on its northern region.
18. Kenya π°πͺ, Uganda πΊπ¬, and Tanzania πΉπΏ has Lake Victoria which is the largest fresh water lake in Africa.
19. Tanzania πΉπΏ and Kenta π°πͺ have serengeti and maasai mara home to the great migration and 8th wonder of the world.
20. Kenya π°πͺ Mombasa Port was the first port in the region to be established in 1896.
21. Somalia πΈπ΄ was the first country in Africa to produce a pilot.
22. In Uganda πΊπ¬, less than one dollar is enough to sustain you for a day.
23. Eritrea πͺπ· fought the longest independence war (30+) against Italia, British, and Ethiopia.
24. Tanzania πΉπΏ, lake Tanganyika is the deepest lake in Africa.
25. Lastly the longest river in the world is river Nile which is estimated to be 30 million years old.
Source: WorldAtlas