| KENYA Updated 08/18/10 |
Republic of Kenya is located in the east of the African Continent, with a population of 40,046,566, making it the
33rd 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.
33rd 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 |
Kenya's AIDS prevalence rate IS 6.7% and their numbers of people living with AIDS
and who died of AIDS is making me cry! I really want to go to Kenya and help them
fight AIDS.. I would also like to see the Chalbi Desert, water buffalo, visit the kids, go
to Kisumu ,the town that the Equator crosses, go to Lake Victoria, see the lions and
see Mount Kenya's Glacier and climb it...unless, of course, it is melted by global
warming. I would like you to visit them and help fight AIDS.
and who died of AIDS is making me cry! I really want to go to Kenya and help them
fight AIDS.. I would also like to see the Chalbi Desert, water buffalo, visit the kids, go
to Kisumu ,the town that the Equator crosses, go to Lake Victoria, see the lions and
see Mount Kenya's Glacier and climb it...unless, of course, it is melted by global
warming. I would like you to visit them and help fight AIDS.
5 Suitcases = Let's Go Now!
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2 Suitcases = So Many Other Places To See
1 Suitcase = Well, I'll Go If I Have To
4 Suitcases = Put This One On the List
3 Suitcases = May Be Worth Checking Out
2 Suitcases = So Many Other Places To See
1 Suitcase = Well, I'll Go If I Have To
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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: |
6.7% (2003 est.)
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1.2 million
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