{"id":361,"date":"2012-04-16T02:53:46","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T06:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.vassar.edu\/international-services\/?p=361"},"modified":"2021-01-25T13:46:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T18:46:18","slug":"country-of-the-month-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/2012\/04\/16\/country-of-the-month-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Country of the Month: Kenya!"},"content":{"rendered":"<script>fsg_json['fsg_post_361'] = [\n{id: 367, image: 'http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2012\/04\/dip.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2012\/04\/dip-150x150.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/2012\/04\/16\/country-of-the-month-kenya\/dip-2\/#0\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>dip<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/2012\/04\/16\/country-of-the-month-kenya\/dip-2\/#0\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 366, image: 'http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2012\/04\/francis.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2012\/04\/francis-150x150.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/2012\/04\/16\/country-of-the-month-kenya\/francis\/#0\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>francis<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/2012\/04\/16\/country-of-the-month-kenya\/francis\/#0\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'}\n];<\/script>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Kenya<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1843 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2012\/04\/cartoon-map-kenya-animals-national-parks-main-tourist-attractions-96370227-992x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"429\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2012\/04\/cartoon-map-kenya-animals-national-parks-main-tourist-attractions-96370227-992x1024.jpg 992w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2012\/04\/cartoon-map-kenya-animals-national-parks-main-tourist-attractions-96370227-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2012\/04\/cartoon-map-kenya-animals-national-parks-main-tourist-attractions-96370227-768x792.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2012\/04\/cartoon-map-kenya-animals-national-parks-main-tourist-attractions-96370227.jpg 1099w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Capital<\/strong>: Nairobi<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Official<\/strong> <strong>Languages<\/strong>: Swahili, English<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Population<\/strong>: 41,070,934<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>GDP<\/strong>: $70.573 billion (largest in East and Central Africa!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Current<\/strong> <strong>President<\/strong>: Mwai Kibaki<\/p>\n<p><strong>Area<\/strong>: 582,646 sq km (224,961 sq miles)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Major<\/strong> <strong>Religion<\/strong>: Christianity<\/p>\n<p><strong>Currency<\/strong>: Kenyan Shillings<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Exports<\/strong>: Tea, coffee, horticultural products, petroleum products<\/p>\n<p><strong>Internet Domain<\/strong>: .ke<\/p>\n<p><strong>International Dialing Code<\/strong>: +254<\/p>\n<p><strong>Places to Visit in Kenya:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 249px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maasai_Mara\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/f\/fa\/1993_158-11A_Masai_Mara_sunset.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maasai Mara National Reserve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 222px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lake_Victoria\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" src=\"http:\/\/peterbreggphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Boat-Lake-Victoria-Kenya.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"148\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lake Victoria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mount_Kenya\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/73\/Pt_Thomson_Batian_Nelion_Mt_Kenya.JPG\/280px-Pt_Thomson_Batian_Nelion_Mt_Kenya.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Kenya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 284px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tsavo_National_Park\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hellotravel.com\/sites\/default\/files\/tsavo-national-park.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tsavo National Parks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kenya in the News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-17675816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Illegal ivory trade threatening Africa&#8217;s elephants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-17513488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenya finds oil!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/01\/24\/world\/europe\/international-court-orders-4-kenyans-tried-for-election-violence.html?ref=kenya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prominent Kenyans face charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A few of Vassar&#8217;s Favorite Kenyans:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_367\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367\" style=\"width: 156px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a data-postid=\"fsg_post_361\" data-imgid=\"367\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2012\/04\/dip.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-367\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2012\/04\/dip-282x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"156\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dip Patel, &#8217;14<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_366\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-366\" style=\"width: 193px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a data-postid=\"fsg_post_361\" data-imgid=\"366\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/international-services\/files\/2012\/04\/francis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" 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