Kenya is a meeting place of many cultures. It is also famous for its wildlife, which includes the greatest assortment of large mammals left anywhere on Earth.
Kenya is a fairly large country. Its population is growing rapidly. Most Kenyans are country people - small-scale, independent farmers and ranchers. Only about 25% of the people live in urban areas, one of the lowest percentages in the world. Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is a modern city near the center of the country.
For thousands of years, ships have sailed to the coast of Kenya from Arabia and southern Asia. Today, telecommunications and airlines link Kenya with the rest of the world. A network of roads and railway lines connects Kenya with its neighbors Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia. The countries of eastern Africa, however, are separated from North Africa by the Sahara Desert, and from West Africa by the rainforests forests of Zaire. To the South, however, there are roads and rails that can take travelers all the way to the southern tip of the continent.
Kenya is a fairly large country. Its population is growing rapidly. Most Kenyans are country people - small-scale, independent farmers and ranchers. Only about 25% of the people live in urban areas, one of the lowest percentages in the world. Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is a modern city near the center of the country.
For thousands of years, ships have sailed to the coast of Kenya from Arabia and southern Asia. Today, telecommunications and airlines link Kenya with the rest of the world. A network of roads and railway lines connects Kenya with its neighbors Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia. The countries of eastern Africa, however, are separated from North Africa by the Sahara Desert, and from West Africa by the rainforests forests of Zaire. To the South, however, there are roads and rails that can take travelers all the way to the southern tip of the continent.
