It includes most of the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire. East Anglia is mainly a farming region, with some fishing from towns on the coast.
Sugar beet is an important crop.
Other farming includes the raising of cattle, hogs, and sheep. Lowestoft has a herring fishery. The largest towns in East Anglia are Ipswich and Norwich. Both of these towns have important manufacturing industries. Popular holiday resorts on the coast of East Anglia include Cromer, Great Yarmouth, and Lowestoft.