Briefing notes on development in the Eastern Africa subregion : characteristics of the countries of the Eastern Africa Subregional Development Centre

Abstract

The Eastern Africa subregion comprises 13 countries, seven intergovernmental organizations and some ten specialized organizations. They constitute the operational space of the Eastern Africa Subregional Development Centre (EASRDC). International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the CEPGL Agronomic and Animal Research Institute (IRAZ), the Great Lakes Energy Corporation (EGEL), the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Pyrethrum Marketing Organization (RWATAKE), the Potato Improvement Promotion Programme (PRAPAC), the Economic Research Consortium and the Eastern and Southern Management Institute (ESAMI). The total population of the 13 countries was 222.3 millions in 1995 and estimated to be 228.8 m and 236 million in 1996 and 1997, respectively. The 1996 GDP Per Capita for the respective countries is as per annex 2.