Location of the proposed East African Federation.
East African Federation is the name of the proposed political union of the member nations of the East African Community, such that the five member states (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda) would federate into a single sovereign state.[1]
The union's currency is proposed to be the East African shilling, which is already slated to become the common currency of the 5 countries in 2012 or later. At 1,820,664 km², the East African Federation would be the third largest nation in Africa and sixteenth in the world. With a population of 138,495,000, it would also be the second most populous nation in Africa (after Nigeria) and eleventh in the world.[citation needed] The population density would be 70 people/km². The GDP (PPP) by IMF estimate would be $131,772,000 USD and be the fourth largest in Africa and 55th in the world. The GDP per capita would be $1036 USD. The vernacular language would be Swahili and the official one 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.[1]
The federation of the current East African Community into a single state has been discussed, with early estimates of the founding of the federation in 2013.[2] In 2010, the EAC launched its own common market for goods, labour and capital within the region, with the goal of a common currency by 2012 and full political federation in 2015. [3]
It is unclear how the potential accession of South Sudan to the EAC may affect the timeline for federation or the scope thereof.
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