| Name | Republic of Kenya |
| Climate | at the coast - tropical, in the north and north-east - semi-dry and dry, in the highlands and the centre - sub-tropical |
| Situation | 34-42 degrees longitude east 5 degrees latitude north to 5 degrees latitude south |
| Size | 582,646 square kilometres |
| Capital | Nairobi (around 3 million inhabitants) |
| Population | 31.5 million |
| National languages | English, Kiswahili |
| Religions/Churches | 70% Christians (26.5% Anglican, 26.4% Catholic, 2.5% Orthodox Church), 20% Muslims, 10% natural religions; Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists |
| National holiday | 12th December (Independence Day) |
| Independence | 12th December 1963 |
| Form of government | Presidential democracy |
History of the country
1498
The Portuguese build up a trade monopoly in Mombasa
1728
The Portuguese are driven out by the Arabs
1837
The Sultan of Zanzibar takes over the rule of the coast
1890
Colonisation by the English (The Helgoland-Zanzibar Contract)
1951-55
The Mau-Mau uprising against the colonisation
1963
Independence under Jomo Kenyatta
1964
Kenya declares itself as a one party state
1969
On the way to democracy the opposition is denied participation at elections
1978
Daniel arap Moi follows Jomo Kenyatta as president
1991
The western donor countries reduce the funds and demand economic and political reforms
1992
The first multiple party election is won by the KANU
1993
Economic problems arise due to the flood of refugees from Somalia, the Sudan and Ethiopia
1998
At the second multiple party election, Daniel arap Moi is re-elected
2002
After the free and democratic elections Mwai Kibaki is elected as the third president
2007
Mwai Kibaki stands for re-election
2008
The Presidential elections on 27th of December 2007 led to protests and riots in Kenya. After the mediation of former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan President Mwai Kibaki and the leader of the opposition Raila Odinga signed a power sharing agreement to end the political crisis in Kenya. In April 2008 Raila Odinga was appointed Prime Minister and a Gran Coalition Government with members of the Party of National Unity (PNU) and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) was sworn in.
