<P> East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics . In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 20 territories constitute Eastern Africa: </P> <Ul> <Li> Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan--in Central East Africa, are members of the East African Community (EAC). The first five are also included in the African Great Lakes region . Burundi and Rwanda are sometimes also considered to be part of Central Africa . </Li> <Li> Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia--collectively known as the Horn of Africa . </Li> <Li> Comoros, Mauritius and Seychelles--small island nations in the Indian Ocean . </Li> <Li> Réunion and Mayotte--French overseas territories also in the Indian Ocean . </Li> <Li> Mozambique and Madagascar--often considered part of Southern Africa, on the eastern side of the sub-continent . Madagascar has close cultural ties to Southeast Asia and the islands of the Indian Ocean . </Li> <Li> Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe--often also included in Southern Africa, and formerly constituted the Central African Federation (also known historically as the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland). </Li> <Li> Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan (newly independent from Sudan)--collectively part of the Nile Valley . Situated in the northeastern portion of the continent, and Egypt and the Sudans are often included in Northern Africa . Also members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) free trade area . </Li> </Ul>

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