| KENYA Updated 21 November 2012 |
Republic of Kenya is located in the east of the African Continent, with a population of 43,013,341, making it the
31st largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Nairobi with a total population of 3,138,295. The
country encompasses 582,650 square kilometers making it the 47th largest country in total area. It shares
boundaries with Ethiopia, Somalia, Indian Ocean, Tanzania, Uganda and Sudan.
President Mwai Kibaki is recognized as the Chief of State and, along with Vice President Stephene Kalonzo
Musyoka, achieves that status through popular vote and holds that position for five years and is eligible for a
second term. Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga is recognized as the Head of Government and achieved that status
following Kibaki's reelection in December 2007 which brought charges of vote rigging from ODM candidate Raila
Odinga and unleashed two months of violence in which as many as 1,500 people died. UN-sponsored talks in late
February produced a powersharing accord bringing Odinga into the government in the restored position of prime
minister though this arrangement has not yet been constitutionally defined. Its form of government is a republic and
they celebrate the creation of their constitution on 12th of December 1963.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are English and Kiswahili. It counts among its major religions
Protestant, Roman Catholic, indigenous beliefs, Muslim and other faiths. As sources of mass communication it has
24 AM, 18 FM, 6 Short Wave and 8 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Mount Kenya, its highest point at 5,199 meters and Indian Ocean, its lowest point
at 0 meters. Its principal waterway is part of Lake Victoria, which measures about 100 kilometers.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are small-scale consumer goods,
agricultural products, oil refining, aluminum, steel, lead, cement, commercial ship repair and tourism. Its official
currency is Kenyan Shilling.
Here’s something you may not know about Kenya. The Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful
agricultural production regions in Africa; glaciers are found on Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest peak; unique
physiography supports abundant and varied wildlife of scientific and economic value.
31st largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Nairobi with a total population of 3,138,295. The
country encompasses 582,650 square kilometers making it the 47th largest country in total area. It shares
boundaries with Ethiopia, Somalia, Indian Ocean, Tanzania, Uganda and Sudan.
President Mwai Kibaki is recognized as the Chief of State and, along with Vice President Stephene Kalonzo
Musyoka, achieves that status through popular vote and holds that position for five years and is eligible for a
second term. Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga is recognized as the Head of Government and achieved that status
following Kibaki's reelection in December 2007 which brought charges of vote rigging from ODM candidate Raila
Odinga and unleashed two months of violence in which as many as 1,500 people died. UN-sponsored talks in late
February produced a powersharing accord bringing Odinga into the government in the restored position of prime
minister though this arrangement has not yet been constitutionally defined. Its form of government is a republic and
they celebrate the creation of their constitution on 12th of December 1963.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are English and Kiswahili. It counts among its major religions
Protestant, Roman Catholic, indigenous beliefs, Muslim and other faiths. As sources of mass communication it has
24 AM, 18 FM, 6 Short Wave and 8 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Mount Kenya, its highest point at 5,199 meters and Indian Ocean, its lowest point
at 0 meters. Its principal waterway is part of Lake Victoria, which measures about 100 kilometers.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are small-scale consumer goods,
agricultural products, oil refining, aluminum, steel, lead, cement, commercial ship repair and tourism. Its official
currency is Kenyan Shilling.
Here’s something you may not know about Kenya. The Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful
agricultural production regions in Africa; glaciers are found on Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest peak; unique
physiography supports abundant and varied wildlife of scientific and economic value.
| Chalbi Desert in northern Kenya |
| Elephants and Water Buffalo |
| Equator Monument in Kisumu |
| Kenyan kids |
| Kisumu- on the edge of Lake Victoria |
| Lake Victoria shoreline- Kenya's westernmost point on the Tanzania and Uganda border |
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| Lioness and cub on the Serengeti Plain |
| Mount Kilimanjaro just over the border into Tanzania, visible from Kenya |
| Mount Kenya- the nation's highest point |
| Nairobi- Kenya's capital and largest city |
| Tana River white water rafting |
| Traditional Kenyan cuisine including Ugali (maize meal cake) and Nyama Choma (roasted meats) |
| Great Rift Valley |
| Mombasa, on the Indian Ocean- Kenya's lowest point |
| Lake Turkana, also called the Jade Sea |
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| Ilemi Triangle- Kenya's northernmost point and the tri-border with Sudan and Ethiopia |
| Mandera- Kenya's easternmost point and the tri-border with Ethiopia and Somalia |
| Nilotic tribespeople of Kenya in traditional dress |
| Shimoni Cave- Kenya's southernmost point on the border with Tanzania |
| Herders in Moyale- a village and region split between Kenya and Ethiopia |
| Adult Prevalence Rate: People Living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS Deaths: |
6.3% (2009 est.)
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