Country Profiles

Kenya

The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. Lying along the Indian Ocean, at the equator, Kenya is bordered by Ethiopia (north), Somalia (northeast), Tanzania (south), Uganda plus Lake Victoria (west), and Sudan (northwest). The capital city is Nairobi. Kenya spans an area about 85% the size of France or Texas. More..

Malawi

Landlocked Malawi ranks among the world’s most densely populated and least developed countries. The economy is predominately agricultural with about 85% of the population living in rural areas. Agriculture accounts for more than one-third of GDP and 90% of export revenues. More..

Mozambique

Mozambique is situated on the east coast of southern Africa between 11° and 27°S with a coastline of over 1,900 km/1,200 mi and is approximately four times bigger than Britain. It is bordered on the west by Malawi and Zimbabwe, to the north by Tanzania and to the south by South Africa. More..

Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania is a sovereign state in central East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean. More..

Uganda

The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, which is also bordered by Kenya and Tanzania. More..

Zambia

Zambia is a land locked country surrounded by other countries along its extensive frontier. It shares borders with Zaire to the North, the United Republic of Tanzania to the North east, Malawi to the East, Mozambique to the South east, Zimbabwe to the South, Botswana and Namibia to the South west and Angola to the West. More..