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Kenya

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Capital: Nairobi

Population: 34,707,817

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The Geography of Kenya

Total Size: 582,650 square km

Size Comparison: slightly more than twice the size of Nevada

Geographical Coordinates: 1 00 N, 38 00 E

World Region: Africa

General Terrain: low plains rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau in west

Geographical Low Point: Indian Ocean 0 m

Geographical High Point: Mount Kenya 5,199 m

Climate: varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior

The People of Kenya

Type of Government: republic

Languages Spoken: English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages

Independence: 12 December 1963 (from UK)

National Holiday: Independence Day, 12 December (1963)

Nationality: Kenyan(s)

Religions: Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, indigenous beliefs 10%, Muslim 10%, other 2%

Economy of Kenya

Major Industries: small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural products, oil refining; aluminum, steel, lead; cement, commercial ship repair, tourism

Agricultural Products: tea, coffee, corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, vegetables; dairy products, beef, pork, poultry, eggs

Natural Resources: limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower

Major Exports: tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement

Major Imports: machinery and transportation equipment, petroleum products, motor vehicles, iron and steel, resins and plastics

Currency: Kenyan shilling (KES)

National GDP: $37,150,000,000

Total Export Revenue: $3,173,000,000

Brief History of Kenya:

Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence in 1963 until his death in 1978, when President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI took power in a constitutional succession. The country was a de facto one-party state from


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