 Kenya
Point Lenana on Mount Kenya
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Kenya is a country in East Africa. It covers 580,367 sq km (224,080 sq mi) and is bordered by Somalia to the northeast, Ethiopia to the north, Sudan to the northwest, Uganda to the west and Tanzania to the south. Kenya has a coastline to the Indian Ocean to the southeast and to Lake Victoria to the west. The population of Kenya is about 40 million (2011 estimate). The capital and largest city is Nairobi.
Guide to Kenya Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Kenya that you can book online, listed by city, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Nairobi, Kenya
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More on Kenya
Kenya is three hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+3). Traffic is driven on the left, the same as in the United Kingdom. The official languages of Kenya are Swahili and English. The official currency is the Kenyan shilling (KES). The phone IDD code is +254. The electricity is 240V/50Hz.
Kenya has the biggest economy in the East and Central Africa. The estimated 2010 nominal GDP stood at $32.417 billion, equivalent to a per capita nominal GDP of $887. The per capita GDP at purchasing power parity was $1,784.
Kenya was a German protectorate in 1885. When the Imperial British East Africa Company was established in 1888, it created friction with the Germans, until Germany handed over the coastal areas to Britain.
During World War I the governments of British East Africa and German East Africa managed to hammer together a truce, thereby keeping the colonies from warfare. The interior of Kenya was settled by British farmers who grew coffee and tea.
The Republic of Kenya was established on 12 December, 1964. As with many other countries in Africa, Kenya went through periods of political volatility, but perhaps less turbulent compared to some of its neighbors. The last election was deem fair by international observers, and the country appeared on its way in the direction of democracy.
Kit-Mikayi rock formation near Kisumu, Kenya
Author: Valerius Tygart (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
Visiting Kenya
Visas are not required for visitors from Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, Brunei, Burundi, Cyprus, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mauritius, Namibia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Seychelles, Singapore, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and Zimbabwe.
The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi is the gateway to Kenya. It receives flights from neighboring cities as well as from London, Amsterdam and Mumbai.
Phone Area Codes in Kenya
- Nairobi 20
- Embu
- Garissa 46
- Homa Bay 59
- Kajiado 45
- Kakamega 56
- Karuri 66
- Kericho 52
- Kisii 58
- Kitale 54
- Kwale 40
- Machakos 44
- Malindi 42
- Marsabit 69
- Meru 64
- Mombasa 11, 41
- Murang'a 60
- Nakuru 51
- Naivasha 50
- Nanyuki 62
- Nyahururu 65
- Nyeri 61
- Thika 67
- Voi 43
- Wajir 46
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