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News: India and Kenya discussed parliamentary cooperation and bilateral ties, with Kenya supporting India’s permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council.
Key Facts About Kenya
- Location: Kenya is in East Africa and is bisected by the Equator.
- Land Boundaries: It shares land boundaries with South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.
- Maritime Boundary: Kenya lies along the Indian Ocean to the east, with a coastal plain.
- Capital: Nairobi
- Climate: Kenya has dry, rainy, and low-precipitation periods, with high temperatures in arid regions.
- Physiography: Kenya includes the Lake Victoria basin, Rift Valley and highlands, eastern plateau, arid areas, and coast.
- Mountain: Major highlands include the Mau Escarpment and Aberdare Range.
- Mount Elgon lies near Uganda.
- Highest Peak: Mount Kenya is the highest peak at 5,199 metres.
- Important Rivers: The Tana River, Kenya’s longest river, flows towards the Indian Ocean,
- Important Lakes: Lake Victoria, shared with Uganda and Tanzania, is Africa’s largest lake.
- Lake Turkana is Kenya’s largest Rift Valley lake.
- Vegetation: The highlands have evergreen forests and short grass.
- Flora: Highland vegetation includes cedar, podo, tree heaths, tree groundsel, and giant lobelia.
- Fauna: Kenya has diverse wildlife, including lions, elephants, cheetahs, rhinoceroses, and hippopotamuses.
