Kenya

Point Lenana on Mount Kenya
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Author: Chris 73


Kenya is a country in East Africa. It covers 580,367 sq km (224,080 sq mi) and is bordered by Somalia to the northeast, Ethiopia to the north, Sudan to the northwest, Uganda to the west and Tanzania to the south. Kenya has a coastline to the Indian Ocean to the southeast and to Lake Victoria to the west. The population of Kenya is about 40 million (2011 estimate). The capital and largest city is Nairobi.

Major Cities in Kenya

World Heritage Sites in Kenya

Kenya ratified the World Heritage Convention on 5 June, 1991. As of August 2010, it has four World Heritage Sites, two in the cultural and two in the natural category. Kenya also has another y sites on the World Heritage Tentative List.

Sites in Kenya on the World Heritage Tentative List

National Parks in Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya
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Author: Lmwangi


Kenya is three hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+3). Traffic is driven on the left, the same as in the United Kingdom. The official languages of Kenya are Swahili and English. The official currency is the Kenyan shilling (KES). The phone IDD code is +254. The electricity is 240V/50Hz.

Kenya has the biggest economy in the East and Central Africa. The estimated 2010 nominal GDP stood at $32.417 billion, equivalent to a per capita nominal GDP of $887. The per capita GDP at purchasing power parity was $1,784.

Jamia Mosque, Nairobi
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Author: Wing


Kenya was a German protectorate in 1885. When the Imperial British East Africa Company was established in 1888, it created friction with the Germans, until Germany handed over the coastal areas to Britain.

During World War I the governments of British East Africa and German East Africa managed to hammer together a truce, thereby keeping the colonies from warfare. The interior of Kenya was settled by British farmers who grew coffee and tea.

The Republic of Kenya was established on 12 December, 1964. As with many other countries in Africa, Kenya went through periods of political volatility, but perhaps less turbulent compared to some of its neighbors. The last election was deem fair by international observers, and the country appeared on its way in the direction of democracy.

Kit-Mikayi rock formation near Kisumu, Kenya
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Author: Valerius Tygart

Planning your visit to Kenya

Visas are not required for visitors from Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, Brunei, Burundi, Cyprus, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mauritius, Namibia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Seychelles, Singapore, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and Zimbabwe.

The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi is the gateway to Kenya. It receives flights from neighboring cities as well as from London, Amsterdam and Mumbai.

Preparing Money for your trip to Kenya

The currency used in Kenya is the Kenyan Shilling (KES).

Phone Area Codes in Kenya

• Nairobi 20
  
  
• Embu
  
  
• Garissa 46
  
  
• Homa Bay 59
  
  
• Kajiado 45
  
  
• Kakamega 56
  
  
• Karuri 66
  
  
• Kericho 52
  
  
• Kisii 58
  
  
• Kitale 54
  
  
• Kwale 40
  
  
• Machakos 44
  
  
• Malindi 42
  
  
• Marsabit 69
  
  
• Meru 64
  
  
• Mombasa 11, 41
  
  
• Murang'a 60
  
  
• Nakuru 51
  
  
• Naivasha 50
  
  
• Nanyuki 62
  
  
• Nyahururu 65
  
  
• Nyeri 61
  
  
• Thika 67
  
  
• Voi 43
  
  
• Wajir 46
  
  

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