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