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Kenya
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| Land
Area: |
582,640
square kilometres / 150,943 square miles. |
| Population: |
33,830,000
(est 2005). Density 58.1 persons per square kilometres. |
| Languages: |
English
and Swahili (both official), Kikuyu, Embu, Kikamba, others |
| Religions: |
Christian 40%, Muslim 30%, Traditional 30%. |
| Capital: |
Nairobi.
Population 1, 990,000 |
| Currency: |
Kenyan
shilling , divided into 100 cents. |
| Geography: |
Semiarid
to arid conditions prevail in the sparsely populated northern desert and in the
south around Lake Magadi. Lake Turkana lies at the northern extremity of the Rift
Valley, dividing the north-south highland plateau into two regions; to the west
the Mau Escarpment and the Lake Victoria Basin; to the east, the Aberdare Range
and Mt Kenya. The River Tana, draining 15% of Kenya rises in the eastern highlands
and flows southeast over the gently sloping Nyika Plains towards the populous
coast. |
| National
Flag - Ratio 2:3 |
Climate
in Nairobi - elevation1820m/5970ft |
Position
in Africa |
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