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b Mauritius and the Seychelles are to the east and north-east of Madagascar respectively. East Africa Time, or EAT, is a time zone used in eastern Africa. The time zone is three hours ahead of UTC ( UTC+03:00 ), which is the same as Moscow Time, Arabia Standard Time, Further-eastern European Time and Eastern European Summer Time. [1]
The Democracy Index published by the Economist Group is an index measuring the quality of democracy across the world. This quantitative and comparative assessment is centrally concerned with democratic rights and democratic institutions. The methodology for assessing democracy used in this democracy index is according to Economist Intelligence ...
Africa: Nigeria and Cameroon 2,600: 150: 380: 2006 Conflict for control of favelas in Rio: South America: Brazil 700 –14,383: 41 –336: 10: 2012 Central African Republic Civil War: Africa: Central African Republic and Cameroon 14,500 + 546: 240: 2016 Philippine drug war: Asia: Philippines 32,200: 269: 70: 2017 Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa ( COMESA) is a regional economic community in Africa with twenty-one member states stretching from Tunisia to Eswatini. COMESA was formed in December 1994, replacing a Preferential Trade Area which had existed since 1981. Nine of the member states formed a free trade area in 2000 ( Djibouti ...
The 2018 East Africa Floods were a natural disaster in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Somalia, Djibouti, and Burundi affecting millions of people. They began when excessive rains began falling in March 2018 following a year of severe drought, leading to massive flooding, landslides, and the failure and overflow of several dams.
Middle East and North Africa (excluding high income) 2.7 5: Middle East and North Africa: 2.6 6: South Asia: 2.2 7: Latin America and Caribbean: 1.9 8: Latin America and Caribbean (excluding high income) 1.9 9: Europe and Central Asia (excluding high income) 1.9 10: Europe and Central Asia: 1.7 11: East Asia and Pacific (excluding high income ...
The Human Development Report includes data for all 193 member states of the United Nations, [16] as well as Hong Kong SAR and the State of Palestine. However, the Human Development Index is not calculated for two UN member states: DPR Korea (North Korea) and Monaco, only some components of the index are calculated for these two countries.
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 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.