East Africa

East Africa
Map of countries included in East Africa according to the UN geoscheme
Countries	Sovereign states (18)  Burundi  Comoros  Djibouti  Eritrea  Ethiopia  Kenya  Malawi  Madagascar  Mauritius  Mozambique  Rwanda  Seychelles  Somalia  South Sudan  Tanzania  Uganda  Zambia  Zimbabwe Unrecognised states (1)  Somaliland
Territories	Dependent territories (0–1)  French Southern Territories Internal territories (1–2)  Mayotte  Réunion
Time zones	UTC+02:00 UTC+03:00 UTC+04:00

East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the African continent, distinguished by its unique geographical, historical, and cultural landscape. Defined in varying scopes, the region is recognized in the United Nations Statistics Division scheme as encompassing 18 sovereign states and 4 territories. It includes the Horn of Africa to the North and Southeastern Africa to the south.^[1]