Eastern Equatoria is one of the ten states of South Sudan

South Sudan

South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...

. It has an area of 82,542 km². The capital is Torit

Torit

-Location:The town is located in Torit County, Eastern Equatoria State, in the southeastern part of South Sudan, close to the International border with the Republic of Uganda. Its location lies approximately , by road, east of Juba, the capital and largest city in that country...

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The state shares international borders with Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

 in the south, with Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

 in the south-east and with Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

 in the north-east. Domestically, it is bordered by Central Equatoria

Central Equatoria

-Government:Executive*Governor - Maj. Gen. Clement Wani Konga*Deputy Governor and Minister of Education, Science and Technology - Mr. Manase Lomole Waya *Minister of Education - Lokulenge Lole Lokule...

 in the west and Jonglei

Jonglei

Jonglei is one of the 10 states of South Sudan. Jonglei is the largest state in the Republic of South Sudan, with approximately 122,479 km2, as well as the most populous according to the controversial 2008 census conducted during present-day South Sudan's second period of autonomy. Bor is the...

 in the north. The Ilemi Triangle

Ilemi Triangle

The Ilemi Triangle is an area of disputed land in East Africa. Arbitrarily defined, it measures between 10,320 and 14,000 square kilometers . Named after Anuak chief Ilemi Akwon, the territory is claimed by South Sudan and Kenya and borders Ethiopia...

 in the east, between Eastern Equatoria and Lake Turkana

Lake Turkana

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, is or has been disputed among all three abutting states (South Sudan

South Sudan

South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...

, Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

 and Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

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Eastern Equatoria state is home to several different ethnic groups.
The Toposa, Gie and Nyangathom live in the Kapeota counties in the east of the state.
The Didinga, Dodos and Boya

Boya people

The Boya are an ethnic group numbering 20,000 to 25,000 people living in Budi County, part of the Greater Kapoeta region of the South Sudanese state of Eastern Equatoria....

 live in Budi county around Chukudum.
Further west, Lafon, Torit and Ikotos counties are inhabited by the Otuho, Lopit

Lopit people

The Lopit or Lopid are an ethnic group numbering 90,000 to 136,000 people living in the South Sudanese state of Eastern Equatoria. The Lopit language is Nilotic....

, Lango, Pari, and Tenet

Tenet people

The Tennet people are an ethnic group in South Sudan. Their language is also called Tennet. Their neighbors, the Lopit, refer to them as Irenge...

 people who inhabit a portion of Lopit hills after they split from Didinga and Murle early in 19th century and Lokoya

Lokoya people

The Lokoya are an ethnic group numbering about 30,000 people living in the South Sudanese state of Eastern Equatoria....

 of Lowoi.
The Acholi, Madi, Iriye and Ofiriha people live in the westernmost Magwi county.

Most of the inhabitant of Eastern Equatoria live by subsistence farming, and also raise cattle, sheep and goats.