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KENYABy: Morgan Redwine
KENYA
Capital: Nairobi
Lake Turkana
Chalbi Desert
Lake Naivasha
Lake Baringo
Mount Kenya
Surrounding CountriesCapitalLandformsMajor Cities
HISTORICAL SITES AND LANDMARKS
Fort Jesus (Mombasa)
Bomas of Kenya (Nairobi)
Mount Kenya (Kenya)
RECREATION AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
Tsavo National Park
Amboseli National Park
FLAG
The national flag of Kenya has three colors ; black on the top, red in the middle and green at the bottom. The red band has white border on its two sides. These three bands are horizontally equal to each other. In the middle of the flag there is a Maasai warrior shield with two spears. This flag officially came into being on 12th December 1963 and indicates to the Kenya African National Union. The black, red and green color signify black majority, freedom struggle bloodshed and natural recourses respectively while the shield is the symbol of protector of all these.
SETTING CLIMATELOCATION WEATHER Eastern Africa,
bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania
Varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior.
TRANSPORTATION Airports- Wilson
Airport in Nairobi
Roadways- Through out Kenya
Waterways- Lake Victoria
ARTS AND CULTURE Nairobi National
Museum
Old Law Courts Gallery
LANGUAGES FOOD English (official) Kiswahili Numerous
Indigenous Languages
Ugali- a semi-hard cake made of maize (corn) flour or millet flour. It's a favorite meal for all Kenyans and usually accompanies fish, meat, nyama choma, meat stews, sukuma wiki or other greens.
ADDITIONAL NATURALINFO HAZARDS Population-
41,070,934 Republic
Government December 12,
1963- Independence
Volcanoes
Drought
LIFE RELIGION/EXPECTANCY ETHNIC GROUP male: 58.91
years
female: 60.07 years
Ethnic group- Kikuyu
Religion- Protestant, and Roman Catholic
IMPORTS EXPORTS Electricity Oil Natural Gas
Electricity Oil Natural Gas