1. SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS1.1. Geographic position of the countryKenya lies approximately between latitude 4o 40’N, and 4o 30’S and between longitudes 34oEand 41oE. The total area is582,600 km2. Kenya is boarded by Sudan, Ethiopia and Somali to the northwest, north and east respectively. To the west is Uganda, south Tanzania and southeast is the Indian Ocean. Lake Victoria is shared by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.Kenya has a population of about 29.6 million people (2000). About 68% of Kenya’s population live in the rural areas. The capital of Kenya is Nairobi and has a population of about 3 million people.
Publication year
2001
Authors
Language
English
Keywords
environment, payment schemes, poverty, property rights, smallholders, welfare
Geographic
Kenya
