East African Federation
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Shirikisho la Afrika Mashariki
East African Federation |
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Motto: "One People One Destiny"
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Anthem: EAC Anthem
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An orthographic projection of the world, highlighting the proposed East African Federation's territory (green).
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| Capital | Arusha | ||||
| Largest city | Dar es Salaam | ||||
| Official languages | English | ||||
| Lingua Franca | Swahili | ||||
| Type | Proposed Federation | ||||
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| Legislature | EALA | ||||
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| 7 July 2000 | |||||
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• Total
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1,820,664 km2 (702,962 sq mi) (17th) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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5.6 | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2014 estimate
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153,301,178 (10th) | ||||
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• Density
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84.2/km2 (218.1/sq mi) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2013 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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US$ 297.791 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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US$ 1,942 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2013 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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US$ 122.672 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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US$ 800 | ||||
| Currency | East African shilling | ||||
| Time zone | CAT / EAT (UTC+2 / +3) | ||||
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The East African Federation (Swahili: Shirikisho la Afrika Mashariki) is a proposed political union of the six sovereign states of the East African Community – Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda – as a single federated sovereign state. As of 2014, five states (excluding South Sudan) have expressed support for the union, but negotiations continue concerning issues such as the extent of members' sovereignty and timing of implementation.
At 1,820,664 square kilometres (702,962 sq mi), the East African Federation would be the fourth largest country in Africa and 17th largest in the world. With a population of 153,301,178, it would also be the second largest nation in Africa (after Nigeria) and tenth in the world. Its population would be greater than that of Russia, Japan and Mexico, and half that of the United States.a
Swahili would be the lingua franca and the official language would be English. The proposed capital is the Tanzanian city of Arusha, which is close to the Kenyan border. Arusha is the current headquarters of the East African Community.
The union's proposed currency would be the East African shilling, already slated to become the common currency of the five countries in 2018 or later. The GDP (PPP) by (CIA World Factbook) estimate would be US$297.791 billion and be the fifth largest in Africa and 48th largest in the world.
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