KENYA
(Republic of Kenya)

Capital: Nairobi
Currency: Kenyan shilling (KES)
Population: 49,1 million people
GDP (PPP): 176 bln. dollars of the USA (2018)
Area: 580 367 sq.km.
IRCHP: 146 (2015)

ABOUT THE REPUBLIC

Kenya has warm and humid tropical climate on the coast of the coast in the Indian Ocean. Climate more cool on Savannah's meadows around the capital, Nairobi; especially those which are closer to Mount Kenya on which snow constantly drops out. Further internal areas are mountain areas in areas Central and Rift-Valli where tea and coffee are grown up as commodity cultures which are large foreign recipients of income. In the West are Nyanza and the Western regions, there is the equatorial, hot and arid climate which becomes damp around Lake Victoria, the biggest tropical freshwater lake in the world. It concedes to moderate and woody hilly areas in the neighboring western region. Northeast areas along border with Somalia and Ethiopia are droughty and semi-droughty areas with almost desert landscapes. Kenya is known for the athletes of a world class on track and field athletics and rugby. Thanks to the various climate and geography, extensive reserves of the wild nature and national parks, such as National park the East and Tsavo's West, National park of Amboseli, Masai Mar, National park the Lake Nakuru, National park Aberdares and beaches with white sand in the Coastal area, Kenya is where the modern safari lives and has several objects of the world heritage, such as Lama and a number of beaches, including in Diani, Bamburi and Kilifi where the international yachting competitions are annually held.

GEOGRAPHY

On 580 367 sq.km. (224 081 sq. miles) Kenya is the country, the forty seventh in size, in the world (after Madagascar). It is between the latitudes of 5 °C. highway and 5 ° ю. Both longitudes 34 ° and 42 ° вост. From the coast in the Indian Ocean low plains rise by the central height. The uplands are halved by the Great rift valley with the fertile plateau lying in the east.
The Kenyan uplands are one of the most successful regions of agricultural production in Africa. The uplands are a place of the highest point in Kenya and the second highest top on the continent: Mount Kenya which reaches 5 199 m (17 057 feet) and is the place of glaciers. Mount Kilimanjaro (5 895 m or 19 341 foot) is visible from Kenya to the south from border with Tanzania.

CLIMATE

The climate of Kenya varies from the tropical coast to moderate continental to the North and a northeast part of the country. Areas receive a lot of sunlight every month, and the summer clothes are worn within a year. It is usually cool at night and early in the morning within the country on higher eminences.
The season of "long rains" occurs from March/April to May/June. The season of "short rains" occurs from October to November/December. Heavy rain sometimes happens heavy and often drops out in the second half of day and in the evening.