Kenya

Kenya / a country in Africa, located east of Africa, through which the Equatorial Circle passes, and its land extends between latitudes 4.21 north and 4.28 south, and longitudes 34 - 42 east, overlooking its eastern borders on the Indian Ocean, bordering Uganda from the west, Tanzania from the south, and Ethiopia and South Sudan From the north and Somalia from the northeast

Kenya has an area of ​​580,367 kilometers. Its land begins with coastal swamps where mangrove forests grow, followed by a coastal plain that extends the length of the country from north to south, coral formations spread near the coast, and the height of the surface increases towards the west and north, where the Kenyan plateau, whose height increases towards the west and southwest, and the height ranges between 1.500 m and 2,500 m And its highest mountains are Kenya, with a height of 5,196 meters, and in the northwest of Kenya runs the gully ridge where Lake Rudolf is located, and high ridges sometimes reach 3000 meters

Kenya's economy is a market-based economy with a liberal foreign trade system and few state enterprises. The major industry listings include forestry, fishing, mining, energy, manufacturing, tourism and financial services. By the year 2019, Kenya's GDP was estimated at $ 99.246 billion, while the per capita GDP was $ 2,010, making Kenya the 62nd largest economy in the world

The Kenyan government is generally considered to be an investment-friendly government that has adopted several regulatory reforms to facilitate both foreign and domestic investment, including the establishment of a free trade area. Remittances from non-resident Kenyans working in the United States, the Middle East, Europe and Asia constitute a large and growing portion of foreign financial flows into Kenya

As of September 2018, the economic outlook for Kenya was positive with an expected GDP growth of more than 6%, largely due to expansion in the telecommunications, transportation and construction sectors and a recovery in agriculture. These improvements were supported by a large group of highly educated, professional workers. There is also a high level of digital and technological literacy and innovation in Kenya, especially among young Kenyans

In 2018, the World Bank ranked Kenya 61st on the Ease of Doing Business Index, an improvement in the rating from 80th in 2017 (out of 190 countries). By comparison with its neighbors, Kenya has a well-developed physical and social infrastructure

It extends from the coastal region towards the interior, covering about three quarters of the area of ​​Kenya, and forming a series of plateaus, which gradually rise from sea level at the coast to about 1,200 meters inland. They grow in bushes, dense vegetation and weeds, and it is the driest area in Kenya. Rainfall ranges in most parts of it between 25 to 75 cm annually

In the northern part there is a large area dominated by a semi-desert climate. Rainfall is less than 25 cm annually. As for the average temperature, it varies according to altitude, and ranges between 27 ° C in the low places and 16 ° C in the high places.

The plains region is one of the least populated areas in Kenya, and there are no big cities or villages there. Its population consists of groups of nomads that roam the area, in search of pastures and water for their livestock, due to the drought that is not conducive to intensive agricultural activity

The climate of Kenya belongs to the tropical style, except that the climatic conditions depend on the degree of latitude or altitude. The population of Kenya is in the high range, or near the coasts, and as a result of the diversity of the climate, the natural vegetation varies between desert and tropical forests

Kenya is world famous for its wildlife. The plains and relatively high lands are home to large numbers of wonderful animals such as antelopes, buffaloes, chittas, elephants, giraffes, spotted tigers, lions, rhinos and zebras, which roam the open steppes, while crocodiles and hippopotamuses swim in rivers and water bodies, in addition to this Large numbers of large birds such as eagles, ostriches, and storks, and dozens of species of small, brightly colored birds

Unfortunately, large numbers of feral animals have been killed during the past years, until some species are threatened with extinction. Many of these animals were killed by poachers with legal licenses to hunt. Most of the animals, however, have fallen victim to poaching thieves. In the mid-twentieth century AD, the government established a number of national parks and wildlife reserves to protect them from unauthorized hunters, and imposed a general ban on hunting in 1977 for the same purpose. Thousands of tourists are currently visiting national parks and wildlife reserves to enjoy watching and photographing them

The two main rivers in Kenya are the Athi and Tana rivers, both of which originate in the highlands, emptying into the Indian Ocean. The eastern part of Athi is called the Jalana River. Lake Turkana, also called Lake Rudolph, covers an area of ​​6,405 km², is located in the far north, and its northern tip extends to Ethiopia. Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa, is located at the western tip of Kenya, but the largest part of the lake, known in Kenya as Victoria Nyanza, lies within the borders of Uganda and Tanzania. The lake covers 69,484 km², of which about 3,780 km² lies in Kenya