Childrens Illustrated Encyclopedia

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Zanzibar
Shimbiris
2407m
Abuye Meda
4000m
Kilimanjaro
5895m
Jebel Marra
3071m
Malindi
Elemi Triangle
(administered
by Kenya)
(administered
by Egypt) (administered by Sudan)
Nyala
Ed Damer
Bahir Dar
Malakal
Gore
Harer Burco
Garoowe
Gaalkacyo
Baydhabo
Yabelo
Nakuru Nyeri
Lira Wajir
Gulu
Rumbek
Wau
Jinja
Entebbe
Mbarara
Songea
Morogoro
Iringa
Mbeya
Lindi
Gonder
Jima
Arusha
El Fasher
Dongola
Hargeysa
Kismaayo
Dire
Dawa
Mombasa
Zanzibar
Port Sudan
Kisumu
Mwanza
El Obeid
Dar es Salaam
Omdurman
Marka
Kassala
Wad Medani
Tanga
KHARTOUM
JUBA
ASMARA
DJIBOUTI
ADDIS ABABA
NAIROBI
KAMPALA
KIGALI
BUJUMBURA
MOGADISHU
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DODOMA
LIBYA
EGYPT
CENTRAL
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BURUNDI
SUDAN
ERITREA
ETHIOPIA
DJIBOUTI
Equator Equator
EAST AFRICA
KILIMANJARO
Mt. Kibo in Tanzania is Africa’s highest
peak, at 19,340 ft (5,895 m). It is one of the
Kilimanjaro group of three volcanoes. Its
steaming crater indicates that it is still active.
Mt Kibo rises from an arid plain, but has
an annual average of 70 in (1,780 mm)
of rain on its upper slopes.
RIVER JUBA
This river rises in the
highlands of Ethiopia and flows
some 746 miles (1,200 km)
southward to the Indian Ocean.
The Juba, and the River Shebeli
which joins it about 19 miles
(30 km) from the coast, are the
only permanent rivers in Somalia.
SUDD
In the north of South
Sudan, the waters of
the White Nile run into
a swampy area called
the Sudd, where much
of its water disperses
and evaporates.
NUBIAN DESERT
The Nubian Desert, the eastern extension
of the Sahara, is located in northeastern
Sudan between the River Nile and the Red
Sea. This arid region is largely a sandstone
plateau, with numerous seasonal rivers
flowing through it.
LAKE VICTORIA
Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest
lake and the second-largest
freshwater lake in the world.
It lies on the Equator, between
Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda,
and covers 26,828 sq miles
(69,484 sq km). Its only
outlet is the River Nile in
the north.
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BURUNDI
Area: 10,750 sq
miles (27,830 sq km)
Population: 10,742,000
Capital: Bujumbura
DJIBOUTI
Area: 8,958 sq miles
(23,200 sq km)
Population: 828,000
Capital: Djibouti
ERITREA
Area: 45,406 sq miles
(117,600 sq km)
Population: 6,528,000
Capital: Asmara
ETHIOPIA
Area: 426,373 sq miles
(1,104,300 sq km)
Population: 99,466,000
Capital: Addis Ababa
KENYA
Area: 224,080 sq miles
(580,367 sq km)
Population: 45,925,000
Capital: Nairobi
RWANDA
Area: 10,169 sq miles
(26,338 sq km)
Population: 12,662,000
Capital: Kigali
SOMALIA
Area: 246,200 sq miles
(637,657 sq km)
Population: 110,616,000
Capital: Mogadishu
SOUTH SUDAN
Area: 248,777 sq miles
(644,329 sq km)
Population: 12,043,000
Capital: Juba
SUDAN
Area: 718,723 sq miles
(1,861,484 sq km)
Population: 36,109,000
Capital: Khartoum
TANZANIA
Area: 365,755 sq miles
(947,300 sq km)
Population: 51,046,000
Capital: Dodoma
UGANDA
Area: 93,065 sq miles
(241,038 sq km)
Population: 37,102,000
Capital: Kampala