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Which countries make up East Africa in the traditional regional division of Eastern Africa?

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Map of East Africa showing political boundaries, major cities, and capitals, overlaid with shaded elevation zones. Higher elevations are concentrated in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, while lower elevations follow the coastal regions along the Indian Ocean and extend into Somalia and Mozambique. Major lakes such as Victoria, Tanganyika, and Rudolf are also marked.
Eastern Africa

In the traditional regional division of Eastern Africa, the area is categorized into two distinct groups:

While the East African Community (EAC) is a separate intergovernmental organization that includes additional member states such as Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, these are distinct from the traditional geographic classification of the region.12