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| | East Africa Article, EastAfrica Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | East Africa is a region generally considered to include the countries of Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. |
 | | Some parts of East Africa have been renowned for their concentrations of wild animals, such as the "Big 5" of elephant, giraffe, lion, zebra and rhino,though populations have been declining under increased stress in recent times, particularly rhino and elephant. |
 | | The unique geography and apparent suitability for farming made East Africa atarget for European exploration and exploitation in the nineteenth century. |
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