Official Name: Republic of Kenya

Alternate Names: Kenya

Former Names: British East Africa

Capital City: Nairobi

Flag: The Kenyan flag has three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green; the red band is edged in white; a large warrior's shield covering crossed spears at the center.

Date of Independence: December 12, 1963 (from the UK)

National Anthem: Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu (O God of All Creation)

Population: 39,002,772

Size/Area: 582,650 sq km - roughly the size of Texas

Land Locked: No

Coastline: 536 km

Bordering Countries: Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania

Administrative Divisions: 7 provinces - Central, Coast, Eastern, North Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western, and 1 area - Nairobi Area

Major Cities: Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Malindi, Lodwar, Eldoret, Wajir, Meru, Marsabit, Machakos

Languages: English, Swahili, Indigenous Languages

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

Major Holidays: Jamhuri Day (Dec 12), Kenyatta Day (Oct 20), Moi Day (Oct 10), Madaraka Day (June 1), New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labor Day (May 1), Id al-Fitr, Christmas, and Boxing Day.

Currency: Shilling

Currency Code: KES

Highest Point: Mount Kenya Mount Kenya at 5,199 m

Lowest Point: Indian Ocean

Bordering Bodies of Water: Indian Ocean

Bodies of Water: Lake Turkana, Lake Victoria, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha

Climate: Kenya has a tropical climate - hot and humid at the coast, temperate inland and very dry in the north and northeast.

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

Major 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

Time Zone: GMT+3



Tribes of Africa eBook


This eBook is the most complete listing of African tribes available on the internet. The first section of this book is the tribes sorted alphabetically by country. The second section is the tribes sorted alphabetically by tribe name.