Kenya

Kenya

Where Is It? Kenya is a country in Africa. Part of the country is next to the Indian Ocean. Five different countries border Kenya to the north, south, east, and west.

The capital of Kenya is Nairobi (nie-ROH-bee). More than three million people live there. The city has many businesses. Many different goods are made there. Nairobi has many hotels for people who visit Kenya. At one famous hotel, guests can eat breakfast with giraffes!

People More than forty-five million people live in Kenya. Kenya's people belong to more than thirty different tribes. Kenyan people speak the language of their tribe. Most people also speak Swahili (swah-HEE-lee) or English. Swahili and English are the two main languages of Kenya.

Most people live in the countryside. Many farm the land. They grow food to feed their families. They also grow crops to sell. Tea, coffee, corn, and wheat are some of the main crops.

Land Kenya has low land along the Indian Ocean. The land rises to become highlands in the west. The highlands include mountains and raised, flat areas.