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KE Flag  Kenya —  (ken´yə)
About The People

Did You Know...... The highest point of Kenya's highlands is Mt. Kenya, which is over 5000 metres.   »» More

Fashion... Appearance Kenyans dress conservatively and modestly. Western-style clothing, with some African vari  »» More

Socializing... Kenyans are proud of their cultural heritage, their nation, and its accomplishments. Patriotism is e  »» More

Family... The family unit usually includes the extended family. There is much interaction between uncles, aunt  »» More

Sports & Recreation... Football (soccer) is the national pastime. School sponsored sports include soccer, and track and fie  »» More

World Region: Africa
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Kenya History
Fossils found in East Africa suggest that protohumans roamed the area more than 20 million years ago. Recent finds near Kenya’s Lake Turkana indicate that hominids lived in the area 2.6 million years ago.

Cushitic-speaking people from northern Africa moved into the area that is now Kenya beginning around 2000 BC. Arab traders began frequenting the Kenya coast around the first century AD. Kenya’s proximity to the Arabian Peninsula invited colonization, and Arab and Persian settlements sprouted along the coast by the eighth century. During the first millennium AD, Nilotic and Bantu peoples moved into the region, and the latter now comprises three-quarters of Kenya’s population.

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Capital Cities... Nairobi  »» History of Nairobi
Population: 39,002,772
GDP: $61,830,000,000 (USD)
Total Area: 582,650 (sq km) 224,961 (sq mi)
Currency: Kenyan shilling
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