Kenya

The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. Lying along the Indian Ocean, at the equator, Kenya is bordered by Ethiopia (north), Somalia (northeast), Tanzania (south), Uganda plus Lake Victoria (west), and Sudan (northwest). The capital city is Nairobi. Kenya spans an area about 85% the size of France or Texas. The population has grown rapidly in recent decades to nearly 38 million. Kenya has numerous wildlife reserves, containing thousands of animal species.

The country is named after Mount Kenya, a significant landmark and the second among the highest mountain peaks of Africa,^[4][5] and both were originally usually pronounced /ˈkiːnjə/^[6] in English, though the native pronunciation and the one intended by the original transcription Kenia was [ˈkɛnja].^[7] During the presidency of Jomo Kenyatta in the 1960s, the current English pronunciation of /ˈkɛnjə/ became widespread because his name retained the native pronunciation.^[8] Before 1920, the area now known as Kenya was known as the British East Africa Protectorate and so there was no need to mention mount when referring to the mountain.

Contents

• 1 History
  • 1.1 Prehistory
  • 1.2 Pre-colonial history
  • 1.3 Colonial history
  • 1.4 Post-colonial history
  • 1.5 Origins of the country's name
• 2 Politics
  • 2.1 2007 elections
  • 2.2 2008
  • 2.3 Grand coalition
• 3 Provinces, districts, and divisions
  • 3.1 Population of major cities
• 4 Geography and climate
• 5 Economy
  • 5.1 Oil exploration
• 6 Demographics
  • 6.1 Religion in Kenya
• 7 Education
  • 7.1 Historical Background
  • 7.2 Present-day education in Kenya
  • 7.3 Criticism
• 8 Culture
• 9 Sports
• 10 Literary perspective
• 11 See also
• 12 References
• 13 External links

Republic of Kenya Jamhuri ya Kenya
Flag
Motto: "Harambee" (Swahili) "Let us all pull together"
Anthem: Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu "O God of All Creation"
Capital (and largest city)		Nairobi 1°16′S 36°48′E / 1.267°S 36.8°E / -1.267; 36.8
Official languages		Swahili, English[1]
Demonym		Kenyan
Government		Semi-presidential Republic
-	President	Mwai Kibaki
-	Prime Minister	Raila Odinga
Independence		from the United Kingdom
-	Date	December 12, 1963
-	Republic declared	December 12, 1964
Area
-	Total	580,367 km2 (47th) 224,080 sq mi
-	Water (%)	2.3
Population
-	July 2008 estimate	37,953,8401 (36th)
-	8 February 2007 census	31,138,735
-	Density	59/km2 (140th) 153/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2008 estimate
-	Total	$60.410 billion[2]
-	Per capita	$1,713[2]
GDP (nominal)		2008 estimate
-	Total	$30.236 billion[2]
-	Per capita	$857[2]
HDI (2007)		▲ 0.521 (medium) (148th)
Currency		Kenyan shilling (KES)
Time zone		EAT (UTC+3)
-	Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+3)
Drives on the		left
Internet TLD		.ke
Calling code		254