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Kenya Kenya (/ˈkɛnjə/; locally [ˈkɛɲa] ( listen)), officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa and a founding member of the East African Community (EAC). Its capital and largest city is Nairobi. Kenya's territory lies on the equator and overlies the East African Rift covering a diverse and expansive terrain that extends roughly from Lake Victoria to Lake Turkana (formerly called Lake Rudolf) and further south-east to the Indian Ocean. It is bordered by Tanzania to the south and southwest, Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the north-west, Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north-east. Kenya covers 581,309 km2 (224,445 sq mi), and had a population of approximately 48 million people in January 2017.[2]
History of Kenya By 1850 European explorers had begun mapping the interior.[18] Three developments encouraged European interest in East Africa in the first half of the 19th century.[19] First, was the emergence of the island of Zanzibar, located off the east coast of Africa.[19] Zanzibar became a base from which trade and exploration of the African mainland could be mounted.[19] By 1840, to protect the interests of the various nationals doing business in Zanzibar, consul offices had been opened by the British, French, Germans and Americans. In 1859, the tonnage of foreign shipping calling at Zanzibar had reached 19,000 tons.[17] By 1879, the tonnage of this shipping had reached 89,000 tons. The second development spurring European interest in Africa was the growing European demand for products of Africa including ivory and cloves. Thirdly, British interest in East Africa was first stimulated by their desire to abolish the slave trade.[20] Later in the century, British interest in East Africa would be stimulated by German competition.
Samoa Coordinates: 13°35′S 172°20′W﻿ / ﻿13.583°S 172.333°W﻿ / -13.583; -172.333
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