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Capital: Nairobi. Major Cities: The country's largest cites are Nairobi, the capital and chief manufacturing center; Mombasa, the principal seaport; and Kisumu, the chief port on Lake Victoria. Smaller cities include Nakuru, a commercial and manufacturing center in the Eastern Rift Valley; and Eldoret, an industrial center in western Kenya. The population of cities, according to the 1999 census, was Nairobi, 1,346,000; Mombasa, 465,000; Kisumu, 185,000; Nakuru, 163,000; and Eldoret, 105,000. Independence: December 12, 1963, from the United Kingdom. Public Holidays: New Year's Day (January 1); Good Friday (movable date in March or April); Easter Monday (movable date in March or April); Labor Day (May 1); Madaraka Day, which celebrates self-government (June 1); Moi Day (October 10); Kenyatta Forces Day (October 20); Eid al Fitr (movable date according to the Islamic calendar); Jamhuri/Independence Day (December 12); Christmas Day (December 25); and Boxing Day (December 26)Product Identifiers
PublisherLulu.com
ISBN-139781312813380
eBay Product ID (ePID)213250640
Product Key Features
Publication Year2015
SubjectWriting & Reading
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameKenya: a Country Profile
TypeReference
AuthorFederal Research Division, Library of Congress
FormatPaperback
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Item Height280 mm
Item Width216 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorFederal Research Division, Library of Congress