1. Kenya leads in GDP.
2. Ethiopia boasts the region’s largest population.
3. Djibouti has the smallest population.
4. Somalia claims the longest coastline.
5. South Sudan tops in oil production.
6. Tanzania hosts Mount Kilimanjaro.
7. Ethiopia boasts the strongest military.
8. Rwanda has Africa’s cleanest city.
9. Kenya’s Lake Turkana is the largest desert lake.
10. Burundi has a rich monarchical history.
11. Uganda powers Tanzania, Kenya, and DRC with electricity.
12. Ethiopia is rich in kings’ castles and palaces.
13. Eritrea’s capital, Asmara, means “they made them unite.”
14. Kenya’s Mombasa Port, established in 1896, was the first in the region.
15. Sudan features ancient pyramids.
16. Sudan , South Sudan
, and Ethiopia
share a 3500-year history.
17. Ethiopia has the Barbary lion, the largest lion species.
18. Uganda , Kenya
, and Tanzania
share Lake Victoria.
19. Tanzania and Kenya
host the Serengeti and Maasai Mara.
20. Tanzania’s Lake Tanganyika is Africa’s deepest lake.
21. Somalia was the first African country to produce a pilot.
22. The Nile, the world’s longest river, flows through Sudan .
23. In Uganda , less than one dollar sustains for a day.
24. Ethiopia resisted colonization due to strong emperors and monarchs.