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Kenya

• Located in East Africa, crossed by the Equator
• Borders Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Somalia to the west, south, north, and northeast respectively
• Bounded by the Indian Ocean to the east
• Area: 580,367 square kilometers
• Coastal region: Mangrove forests, coastal plains, coral formations
• Interior: Kenyan plateau, elevation increases westward and southwestward
• Major cities: Nairobi (capital), Mombasa (coastal), Takora, Kisumu (Lake Victoria)
• Population: Approximately 40 tribes (Kikuyu, Luo, Kamba, Kisi, Meru, Turkana, Nandi, Maasai) and smaller Arab, Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Iranian), and European communities.
• Bantu tribes: Center and west of Kenya (Kikuyu(20), Kamba(10), Meru, Kisi, Luhya, Nandi, Kalenjin(61))
• Nilotic tribes: Northern Kenya (Luo, Turkana, Nini)
• Cushitic tribes: Northern Kenya (Arab, significant in Mombasa)
• Religions: Predominantly local religions, Christianity (Protestant 45%, Catholic 33%), Islam (10%), Buddhism (0.3%), other local religions (2%)
• Languages: Swahili and English are official languages
• Administrative Divisions: 8 provinces (Central, Coastal, Eastern, Nairobi, North-Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western)
• Economy: Agriculture is vital (78% of workforce) - rain-fed and river-irrigated; crops include maize, cassava, bananas, rice, wheat (in highlands); cash crops such as coffee, tea, sugarcane, sisal, and cotton; coffee accounts for a quarter of exports
• Livestock: important; 11 million cattle, 9 million goats and sheep, camel breeding
• Development: Significant progress in power projects

Uganda

• Inland African country, no coast, crossed by the Equator
• Located in the eastern center of Africa
• Borders: Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Kenya
• Area: 241,139 km²
• Population (1997): ~20.3 million
• Capital: Kampala
• Major cities: Gulu, Hoima, Entebbe
• Population: Bantu and Baganda (approx. half the population), Basoga, Banyankore, Bakiga, smaller groups (e.g., Abagisu, Babati, Bagungu), Nilotic groups, (e.g., Iteso, Karamojong, Bari), Bantu groups (e.g., Lugbara, Langi, Alur) smaller immigrant groups (Congo, Rwanda), Asian, (Indian, Pakistani), and Arab communities
• Languages: Swahili, English, and local languages.
• Economy: External trade is significant, reliant on imports such as machinery (industrial projects), agricultural equipment, transport, minerals, chemicals, medicines and exports such as coffee, tea, tobacco, copper, vegetable oil, and fish.

Rwanda

• Located in central Africa, south of the equator
• Borders: Tanzania, DR Congo, Burundi, Uganda
• Area: 26,338 km²
• Capital: Kigali
• Major Cities: Butare, Gisenyi, Ruhengeri, Kibungo
• Population: Primarily Bantu, Hutu (80%), Tutsi (10%), Twa (small).
• History: Post-independence, conflict between Hutu and Tutsi.
• Demographics (2001): 92.5% Christian, 4.6% Muslim, remaining are non-religious/other religions
• Economy: Agriculture (92% of workforce) and livestock; key crops include coffee, tea, tobacco, sugarcane, bananas; cattle, goats, sheep
• Minerals: Tin
• Colonial History: German East Africa, post-WWI Belgian mandate. Independence 1962.

Tanzania

• East Africa, union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar (Zanzibar has an Arab-Islamic architectural theme)
• Formed from Tanganyika and Zanzibar following violence in 1964
• Tanganyika and Zanzibar were parts of the Omani Empire
• Tanganyika: under German, then British rule; independence in 1961
• Zanzibar: separated from Tanzania in 1964, formed its own independent country.
• Pop: Over 120 tribes (Bantu, Cushitic); significant Muslim groups (over 2 million, mainly in coastal areas and parts of the interior; Swahili, Muslim Asians, and Arab communities), Christian (15%), and local religions are present
• Languages: English, Swahili, Bantu, and Arabic in coastal cities.