Country Profile

Formal Name:  Republic of Kenya 
Local Name:  Jamhuri ya Kenya 
Government:  Semi-presidential Republic
Structure:  8 provinces, 69 districts, 497 divisions, 2,427 locations, 6,612 sublocations
Formation:  12 December 1963 (independence from the UK)
Motto:  Harambee (Let us all pull together)
Anthem:  Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu (O God of All Creation)
Languages:  Swahili, English
Population:  39 million
Area:  580,367 km2 (47th)
Currency:  Kenyan shilling (KES)
Capital:  Nairobi (3.1 million) 
Main Cities:  Mombasa, Nakuru, Kisumu, Eldoret