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The ___MASK89___ of Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa , neighbouring the Democratic ___MASK89___ of the Congo to the north , Tanzania to the north - east , Malawi to the east , Mozambique , Zimbabwe , Botswana and Namibia to the south , and Angola to the west . The ___MASK37___ city is Lusaka , in the south - central part of Zambia . The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the northwest , the core economic hubs of the country . Musoma ___MASK94___ is one of the seven districts of Mara ___MASK84___ . Its administrative centre is the town of Musoma . The district is bordered to the east by Butiama District , to the south by Bunda District and to the west and north by Lake Victoria . The Democratic ___MASK89___ of the Congo , also known as DR Congo , DRC , DROC , East Congo , Congo - Kinshasa , or simply the Congo is a country located in Central Africa . From 1971 to 1997 it was named , and is sometimes still called Zaire , and from 1908 to 1960 it was called the Belgian Congo . The DRC borders the Central African ___MASK89___ , and South Sudan to the north ; Uganda , Rwanda , Burundi and Tanzania to the east ; Zambia and Angola to the south ; the ___MASK89___ of the Congo to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest . It is the second - largest country in Africa by area and eleventh largest in the world . With a population of over 80 million , the Democratic ___MASK89___ of the Congo is the most populated officially Francophone country , the fourth most - populated nation in Africa and the eighteenth most populated country in the world . Uganda ( or ), officially the ___MASK89___ of Uganda , is a landlocked country in East Africa . It is bordered to the east by Kenya , to the north by South Sudan , to the west by the Democratic ___MASK89___ of the Congo , to the south - west by Rwanda , and to the south by Tanzania . Uganda is the world ' s second most populous landlocked country after Ethiopia . The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria , shared with Kenya and Tanzania . Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region . Uganda also lies within the Nile basin , and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate . Malawi ( or ; or [ maláwi ]), officially the ___MASK89___ of Malawi , is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland . It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest , Tanzania to the northeast , and Mozambique on the east , south and west . The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi . Malawi is over with an estimated population of 16 , 777 , 547 ( July 2013 est .). Its ___MASK37___ is Lilongwe , which is also Malawi ' s largest city ; the second largest is Blantyre , the third is Mzuzu and the fourth largest is its old ___MASK37___ Zomba . The name Malawi comes from the Maravi , an old name of the Nyanja people that inhabit the area . The country is also nicknamed " The Warm Heart of Africa ". Tanzania , officially the United ___MASK89___ of Tanzania , is a country in Eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region . Parts of the country are in Southern Africa . It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north ; Rwanda , Burundi , and the Democratic ___MASK89___ of the Congo to the west ; Zambia , Malawi , and Mozambique to the south ; and by the Indian Ocean to the east . Mount Kilimanjaro , Africa ' s highest mountain , is in northeastern Tanzania . Southern Africa is the southernmost ___MASK78___ of the African ___MASK53___ , variably defined by geography or geopolitics , and including several countries . The term " southern Africa " or " Southern Africa ", generally includes Angola , Botswana , Lesotho , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , South Africa , Swaziland , Zambia , and Zimbabwe . From a political perspective the ___MASK78___ is said to be unipolar with South Africa as a first regional power . Burundi ( or ), officially the ___MASK89___ of Burundi ( or ), is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa , bordered by Rwanda to the north , Tanzania to the east and south , and the Democratic ___MASK89___ of the Congo to the west . It is also considered part of Central Africa . Burundi ' s ___MASK37___ is Bujumbura . The southwestern border is adjacent to Lake Tanganyika . Mara ___MASK78___ is one of Tanzania ' s 30 administrative regions . The regional ___MASK37___ is the municipality of Musoma . According to the 2012 national census , the region had a population of ___MASK71___ , 743 , 830 , which was lower than the pre - census projection of ___MASK71___ , 963 , 460 . For 2002 - 2012 , the region ' s 2 . 5 percent average annual population growth rate was the thirteenth highest in the country . It was also the twelfth most densely populated region with 80 people per square kilometer . The neighboring regions are Mwanza ___MASK78___ and Simiyu ___MASK78___ ( to the south ) , Arusha ___MASK78___ ( to the southeast ) , and Kagera ___MASK78___ ( across Lake Victoria ) . To the northeast , the Mara ___MASK78___ borders Narok County and Migori County in Kenya . The Mara ___MASK78___ is the home of Tanzania ' s first president , Julius Nyerere . The Mara ___MASK78___ was also the birthplace of Benga music . Kenya , officially the ___MASK89___ of Kenya , is a country in Africa and a founding member of the East African Community ( EAC ). Its ___MASK37___ and largest city is Nairobi . Kenya ' s territory lies on the equator and overlies the East African Rift covering a diverse and expansive terrain that extends roughly from Lake Victoria to Lake Turkana ( formerly called Lake Rudolf ) and further south - east to the Indian Ocean . It is bordered by Tanzania to the south and southwest , Uganda to the west , South Sudan to the north - west , Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north - east . Kenya covers , and had a population of approximately 45 million people in July 2014 . The African Great Lakes are a ___MASK42___ of lakes constituting the ___MASK36___ of the Rift Valley lakes in and around the East African Rift . They include Lake Victoria , the second largest fresh ___MASK54___ lake in the world by area , and Lake Tanganyika , the world ' s second largest freshwater lake by volume and depth . Collectively , they contain 31 , 000 km ( 7400 cu mi ) of ___MASK54___ , which is more than either Lake Baikal or the North American Great Lakes , and constitutes about 25 % of the planet ' s unfrozen surface fresh ___MASK54___ . ___MASK41___ , officially the ___MASK89___ of ___MASK41___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over ___MASK71___ . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian ___MASK32___ on the southwest , and the ___MASK80___ of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; China , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , ___MASK41___ is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK41___ ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . Musoma is a ___MASK38___ in Tanzania . It is the ___MASK37___ of Mara Region , one of the administrative Regions of Tanzania . It also serves as the administrative centre of Musoma ___MASK94___ and Musoma Urban District . Mount Kilimanjaro , with its ___MASK81___ volcanic cones , " Kibo ", " Mawenzi ", and " Shira ", is a dormant ___MASK16___ in Tanzania . It is the highest ___MASK31___ in Africa , and rises approximately 4 , 900 m ( 16 , 000 ft ) from its ___MASK64___ to above sea level . The first recorded ascent to the summit of the ___MASK31___ was by Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller in 1889 . The ___MASK31___ is part of the Kilimanjaro National Park and is a major climbing destination . The ___MASK31___ has been the subject of many scientific studies because of its shrinking glaciers . The Indian ___MASK86___ is the third largest of the world ' s oceanic divisions , covering ( approximately 20 % of the ___MASK54___ on the Earth ' s surface ). It is bounded by Asia on the north , on the west by Africa , on the east by Australia , and on the south by the Southern ___MASK86___ or , depending on definition , by Antarctica . It is named after the country of India . The Indian ___MASK86___ is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great Indian ___MASK32___ "", in Hindi . Rwanda ( or ), officially the ___MASK89___ of Rwanda , is a sovereign state in central and east Africa and one of the smallest countries on the African mainland . Located a few degrees south of the Equator , Rwanda is bordered by Uganda , Tanzania , Burundi and the Democratic ___MASK89___ of the Congo . Rwanda is in the African Great Lakes region and is highly elevated ; its ___MASK83___ is dominated by mountains in the west and savanna to the east , with numerous lakes throughout the country . The climate is temperate to subtropical , with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons each year . Musoma ___MASK75___ is one of the ___MASK33___ districts of Mara ___MASK84___ . Its administrative centre is the town of Musoma . The district is bordered to the north by Lake Victoria and to the south by Butiama District . Mozambique ( or ), officially the ___MASK89___ of Mozambique ( or "") is a country in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east , Tanzania to the north , Malawi and Zambia to the northwest , Zimbabwe to the west , and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest . It is separated from Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east . The ___MASK37___ and largest city is Maputo ( known as " Lourenço Marques " before independence ).