East Africa had also caught a favorable moment. Beyond the multipolar order, it had caught the last train of colonialism, the concentrated outbreak of capitalist crises, the eruption of contradictions among imperialist blocs, and more. Standing at the crest of the age's wave was the fundamental reason East Africa had successfully taken off.
Langfurt continued, "At present, our population is mainly concentrated around the equator, including the central region—primarily Zambezi and southern Congo—and the Bohemia Industrial Zone—primarily Zimbabwe—the eastern coast—primarily the coasts of Tanzania and Mozambique—and the western coast—primarily Angola's coast. These areas account for sixty percent of the national population."
"The next most densely populated areas are the Great Lakes Region and the south, while the north, southwest, and other regions come last."
"The industrial population is concentrated on the central-southern plateau and in the coastal belts. Centered on Rhine City, multiple economic and industrial core areas have emerged across the country."
The problems in East African economic development generally manifested as an imbalance between north and south. This was also the main reason the Great Lakes Region had been prioritized during the Fourth Five-Year Plan period.
Of course, taking geography, climate, economic factors, and other considerations together, the Great Lakes Region was not, strictly speaking, truly part of the north. Rather, it was the place closest to the north that possessed development potential.
This was easy enough to understand. It was like the Great Western Development of the Far East Empire in his previous life: in practice, the government had truly attached importance to developing Guanzhong and the Sichuan-Chongqing region economically.
As a country with a vast land area, East Africa naturally could not emulate the model of today's European countries—especially Germany's model of spreading rain and dew evenly over every region. Nor could it emulate Russia's model