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East Africa
Eastern region of the African continent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the entity known as (British) East Africa, see East Africa Protectorate. For the region of the African Union, see Regions of the African Union.
East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the African continent, distinguished by its geographical, historical, and cultural landscape. Defined in varying scopes, the region is recognized in the United Nations Statistics Division scheme as encompassing 18 sovereign states and 4 territories.[1]
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Countries | sovereign states (10–18) |
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East Africa is acknowledged as the cradle of early modern humans, who first emerged around 200,000 to 300,000 years ago before spreading globally though Madagascar was only settled 3000 years ago.[2][3]