What do you know about Kenya? Have a go at this quick quiz - if you make a mistake, have another go.

Go to the Data File for more facts and figures about Kenya. Hear samples of Kenyan music and learn about Kenya's different cultures at www.bluegecko.org/kenya/ or go on a virtual sightseeing tour of the country at Time for Kids.

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Clashes between rival gangs do take place in Kenya, but Kenyans have been spared the violence and conflict experienced by some of its neighbours, like Uganda. Many Kenyans believe that this is because most people are tolerant towards people of different races and backgrounds. Click on the image for an activity to think about why Kenyans might be more tolerant.

Nevertheless, like other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, more than half Kenya's people live in extreme poverty. Click here for a pdf document that lists the reasons why poverty is widespread in Africa according to The 2005 Commission for Africa Report.

With Africa very much in focus in 2005, there are some signs of hope for the future. Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki has already begun a plan to guarantee that every Kenyan has the right to a free primary education.

It began in Africa

Kenya's Great Rift Valley is nicknamed the 'cradle of mankind' as many of the earliest fossil remains of humans and their tools were discovered here. Imagine you are in one of the hot air balloons above the Great Rift Valley. What can you see, hear and smell? Visit Geoscience Animations to find out how movements of the earth's plates formed the Great Rift Valley.

Hot air balloons above the Great Rift Valley.

Go to the next page to find out about Kenya's other types of landscapes.