British East Africa

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical region
gptkbp:area approximately 1,000,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Nairobi
gptkbp:climate Tropical climate
Highland_climate
Savanna_climate
gptkbp:culturalInfluence British_culture
Indian_culture
African_traditions
gptkbp:currency gptkb:East_African_shilling
gptkbp:dissolved 1920
gptkbp:economy Agriculture
Mining
Tourism
Trade
gptkbp:established 1895
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Serengeti_National_Park
gptkb:Lake_Victoria
gptkb:Mount_Kenya
gptkb:Great_Rift_Valley
gptkb:Ngorongoro_Crater
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:historicalEvent Independence movements
Mau Mau Uprising
World_War_I_involvement
Formation_of_the_East_African_Railways
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Colonial administration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British East Africa
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:Tanzania
gptkb:Uganda
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Baganda
Luo
Kikuyu
Zanzibar Arabs
gptkbp:notableEvent Construction of the Uganda Railway
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Mzee_Jomo_Kenyatta
gptkb:Julius_Nyerere
Lord Delamere
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:population approximately 5 million (1911)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:East_Africa_Protectorate
gptkbp:successor gptkb:East_African_Community
gptkbp:transportation Airports
Railways
Roads
Ports
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:Zebras
gptkb:African_elephants
gptkb:Giraffes
Lions
Rhinoceroses