Green City under the Sunshine--Nairobi

Nairobi was established in 1899 as a fatal station of 'Kenya-Uganda Railway'. It is located in the south altiplano of Kenya, merely 150km away from equator. The temperature there is hardly higher than 27?c. It is a summer resort with cool and pleasant climate. Nairobi means "cool and pleasant place" in the native language. There are flowers and trees in the city. The most distinctive feature is its virgin forest with an area of 115km2. Many wild animals are inhabited in the forest which is the only one urban safari park in the world. Nairobi National Park and the Snake Park are the world famous places of interest. The famous tourism spots such as National Museum, Railway Museum, Snake Park and Animal Orphanage are all located inside Nairobi while several wild animal reserves are the destinations of many tourists visiting East Africa. Nairobi is the most prosperous city in East Africa with 2 million of population. There are skyscrapers, luxury hotels, beautiful apartments, supermarkets etc, as well as grand mosque with steeple touching clouds, National Museum, Nairobi University, gymnasium and library etc.

Official Language: English
Communicative Language: Swahili Currency: Kenya Shilling, KES
Country Code: 254　　
Time Difference: 5 hours later than Beijing Time