Introducation to Kenya:
Kenya Flag:
Coat of Arms:
Motto: "Harambee" (Swahili): "Let us all pull together"
National Anthem: Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu ( "Oh God of All Creation")
Capital: Nairobi
Largest City: Nairobi
Official Languages: Swahili, English
Government: Republic
Independence from the United Kingdom ( December 12, 1963)
Republic declared December 12, 1964
Area: 224 080 sq mi
Population: 34 707 817 (According to July 2005 estimates)
Population in Malindi: The population of Malindi is 117,735 (in 1999 census). ^ "Population of Local Authorities" (with towns), Government of Kenya, 1999:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_authorities_of_Kenya
Currency: Kenyan Shilling (KES)
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Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. Lying on both sides of the equator, Kenya is bordered by Sudan and Ethiopia to the North, Somalia to the East, Tanzania to the south, and Uganda to the west. Indian Ocean is on the south east of Kenya and Lake Victoria on the west. Earlier Kenya was a colony of British. Kenya gained independence form British rule in 1963, and became a republic in 1964. Nairobi is the Capital of Kenya and the largest city. A large part of Kenyan population is of Black Africans divided into 40 ethnic groups. These ethnic belongs to three-linguigistic families- the Bantu, the Cushitic, and the Nilotic. English and Swahili are languages used for communication both officially and in domestic use. Many Kenyans have their own languages inherited from ethnic group, thus Kenyan speak three languages, English, Swahili and a local language. For more info, www.http://kenyaeducation.info/.
Photos taken on my trip:
Airport in Nairobi At one of the hotels in Nairobi
On the streets of Nairobi
On our way to Malindi
Airport in Malindi
In the town of Malindi
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