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Official Name:
Republic of Kenya
Short form: Kenya
ISO Country Code: ke
Local Time = UTC +3h
Country Calling Code: +254
Capital City: Nairobi (pop. 2.1 million)
Other Cities:
Mombasa (665 000), Kisumu (504 000), Nakuru (1.2 million).
Government:
Type: Republic.
Independence: 12 December 1963 (from the UK).
Geography:
Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania.
Area: 580,000 km² (225,000 sq mi.)
Terrain: From a low coastal plain on the Indian Ocean in a series of mountain ridges and plateaus which stand above 3 000 meters (9 000 ft.) in the centre of the country. The Rift Valley bisects the country above Nairobi, opening up to a broad arid plain in the north. Mountain plains cover the south before descending to the shores of Lake Victoria in the west.
Highest elevation: Mount Kenya (Kirinyaga, 5199 m)
Climate: Varies from the tropical south, west, and central regions to arid and semi-arid in the north and the northeast.