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The economies of the Great Lakes region states have different structures and are at various stages of development. The GDP real growth rate ranges from 1.8 percent in
Burundi to 4.4 in the DRC. GDP per capita fluctuates between $ 600 in DRC and Burundi and $ 800 in Uganda.
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The highlands are relatively cool, with average temperatures ranging between 17 °C (63 °F) and 19 °C (66 °F) and abundant rainfall. Major drainage basins include those of the Congo-Zaire, Nile, and
Zambezi rivers, which drain into the
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459:. The exact number of lakes considered part of the African Great Lakes varies by list, and may include smaller lakes in the rift valleys, especially if they are part of the same drainage basin as the larger lakes, such as
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Because of its high population—estimated to be 107 million people—and the agricultural surplus in the region, the area became organized into a number of small states. The most powerful of these monarchies were
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and the watershed triple point between the rivers Nile, Congo and
Zambezi, the region had long been of interest to Europeans. The first Europeans to arrive in the region in any numbers were
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Victoria is not actually within the Rift Valley. It occupies a depression between the Eastern and Western Rifts, formed by the uplift of the rifts to either of its sides.
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who had limited success in converting the locals, but did open the region to later colonization. Increased contact with the rest of the world led to a series of devastating
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wades in its shallows. The East
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fish species live in the lakes, as well as other fish families. The lakes are also important habitats for a number of amphibian species.
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While seen as a region with great potential after independence, the Great Lakes region has suffered from
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