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Countries in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa is made up of 18 UN member states and 3 others that travelers count on their own: 21 in Globestamp’s list of 250. The region follows the UN’s geoscheme, as Natural Earth records it.

The 21, side by side

CountryUN memberVisitors a yearStampArea
Zimbabwe’s stamp in GlobestampZimbabweYes2.3 million (2019)Colour-shift390,526 km² (150,783 sq mi)
Kenya’s stamp in GlobestampKenyaYes2 million (2019)Colour-shift588,320 km² (227,152 sq mi)
Mozambique’s stamp in GlobestampMozambiqueYes2 million (2019)Colour-shift791,423 km² (305,570 sq mi)
Rwanda’s stamp in GlobestampRwandaYes1.6 million (2019)Hologram25,418 km² (9,814 sq mi)
Uganda’s stamp in GlobestampUgandaYes1.5 million (2019)Hologram242,936 km² (93,798 sq mi)
Tanzania’s stamp in GlobestampTanzaniaYes1.5 million (2019)Hologram945,559 km² (365,082 sq mi)
Mauritius’s stamp in GlobestampMauritiusYes1.4 million (2019)Hologram2,020 km² (780 sq mi)
Zambia’s stamp in GlobestampZambiaYes1.3 million (2019)Hologram754,731 km² (291,403 sq mi)
Malawi’s stamp in GlobestampMalawiYes871,000 (2018)Hologram119,849 km² (46,274 sq mi)
Ethiopia’s stamp in GlobestampEthiopiaYes812,000 (2019)Hologram1,132,065 km² (437,092 sq mi)
Madagascar’s stamp in GlobestampMadagascarYes486,000 (2019)Prism594,753 km² (229,635 sq mi)
Seychelles’s stamp in GlobestampSeychellesYes428,000 (2019)Prism438 km² (169 sq mi)
Burundi’s stamp in GlobestampBurundiYes299,000 (2017)Prism27,161 km² (10,487 sq mi)
Eritrea’s stamp in GlobestampEritreaYes142,000 (2016)Prism122,970 km² (47,479 sq mi)
Djibouti’s stamp in GlobestampDjiboutiYes63,000 (2013)Prism21,934 km² (8,469 sq mi)
Comoros’s stamp in GlobestampComorosYes45,000 (2019)Mythic1,679 km² (648 sq mi)
British Indian Ocean Territory’s stamp in GlobestampBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryNono figureMythic49 km² (19 sq mi)
Mayotte’s stamp in GlobestampMayotteNono figurePrism396 km² (153 sq mi)
Réunion’s stamp in GlobestampRéunionNono figureHologram2,590 km² (1,000 sq mi)
Somalia’s stamp in GlobestampSomaliaYesno figurePrism641,966 km² (247,864 sq mi)
South Sudan’s stamp in GlobestampSouth SudanYesno figurePrism629,530 km² (243,063 sq mi)

Questions people ask

How many countries are in Eastern Africa?

Eastern Africa is made up of 18 UN member states and 3 others that travelers count on their own: 21 in Globestamp’s list of 250. The region follows the UN’s geoscheme, as Natural Earth records it.

What is the largest country in Eastern Africa?

Ethiopia, at 1,132,065 km² (437,092 sq mi); the smallest is British Indian Ocean Territory, at 49 km² (19 sq mi).

Which country in Eastern Africa gets the most visitors?

Zimbabwe: 2,294,000 international arrivals in 2019, by UN Tourism’s count. The fewest among those with figures: Comoros, with 45,100.

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