10 Facts about Kenya
Mount Kenya is a volcano, the tallest mountain in Kenya.
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The full name of Kenya is the Republic of Kenya
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The main languages of Kenya are Kiswahili and English
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The main religion is Christianity. 82% of people are Christian.
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The country was named after Mount Kenya.
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The money used in Kenya is called the Kenya shillings.
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There are numerous national parks in Kenya.
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Lake Turkana National Park and Mount Kenya national park are world heritage sites.
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Kenya is the 49th largest country in the world.
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The internet country code for Kenya is .ke
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The last time a volcano erupted in Kenya was 1922.
10 facts about the Geography of Kenya
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The capital of Kenya is Nairobi. Nairobi is Kenya’s largest city.
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The highest mountain is Mount Kenya at 5,199 m tall.
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Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa.
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Kenya is in Africa, in East-Africa.
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Kenya has land borders with 5 other countries. They are: Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
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Kenya borders on to the big Lake Victoria and the Indian Ocean.
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Kenya is home to two big lakes, Lake Turkana and Lake Victoria.
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Lake Victoria is the world’s largest tropical lake. Lake Victoria is the second largest fresh water lake in the world.
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Kenya lies on the equator.
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Kenya has 536 kilometres of coastline.
Where is Kenya?
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10 facts about the People of Kenya
Kenya is in Africa.
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The population of Kenya is 44 million people.
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Kenya has the 31st largest population in the world.
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Kenyans can vote once they reach 18 years of age.
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Life expectancy at birth is 62 years for males and 65 years for females.
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22% of people live in towns and cities and 78% live in the country.
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The average family has 3.76 children.
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The men in Kenya are allowed to have more than one wife.
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The rate of obesity in Kenya is very low. Only 4.2% of people are obese.
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The people of Kenya are on average, very young. 60% of the people are aged 0-24.
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The largest ethnic group in Kenya is the Kikuyu representing 22% of the population.
Kenya time
​Kenya is in the East Africa time zone (EAT) and they do not operate daylight saving time in Kenya.
It is 7 hours ahead of New York, 2 hours ahead of London in the summer. It is 2.5 hours behind New Delhi and 6 hours behind Tokyo.
Places that are in the same time zone as Kenya include:
Tanzania, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq.
Facts about the transport of Kenya
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Jomo Kenyatta airport is the biggest airport in east Africa
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Kenyans drive on the left hand side of the road.
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Kenya has 194 airports
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Kenya’s largest port is in the coastal city of Mombasa.
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Kenya has 160,000 km of roads – that would take you around the world over six times.
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi
Facts about the economy of Kenya
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After coffee, Kenya’s big income generator is tourism.
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Kenya’s three biggest exported products are tea, flowers and coffee.
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Kenya’s three biggest imported products are machinery, oil and cars.
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The people in Kenya are either wealthy or poor, half the population live in poverty.
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43% of Kenya’s electricity comes from Hydroelectricity .
Kenya is on the equator and flowers grow all year round. Flowers have become a major income earner for Kenya.
Facts about the animals of Kenya
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Kenya is a popular safari destination where people go to see animals in the wild.
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The big five are the most popular animals to see on safari. They are the leopard, lion, buffalo, rhino and elephant.
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The cheetah is the fastest animal in Kenya.
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Kenya has over 100 types of birds.
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There are 110 different types of bat found in Kenya.
The brush tailed porcupine lives in Kenya.
