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Africa — Eastern Africa
UN Member
Independent
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🇰🇪 Kenya
Republic of Kenya
53.3M
Population
World #26
580,367 km²
Land Area
World #49
$131.7 billion
GDP (USD)
World #62
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Did You Know?
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Kenya is the world's #26 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #49 globally by land area — covering about 0.39% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 5 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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2 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #62 worldwide with a GDP of $131.7 billion USD.
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Population density is 91.9 people per km² — world rank #120.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Nairobi
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Phone Code
+254
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Internet TLD
.ke
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Nationality
Kenyan
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
KE / KEN / 404
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Coordinates
1.00°, 38.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$131.7 billion USD
World rank #62 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$2,469
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
91.9 /km²
World density rank #120
Sh
Kenyan shilling
KES • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
53,330,978
World rank #26 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
2
English • Swahili
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Demonym
Kenyan
What its people are called
🗣️ English
🗣️ Swahili
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
580,367 km²
0.39% of Earth's landmass • World #49
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Land Borders
5 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+03:00
Africa/Nairobi
EAT — East Africa Time
“Kenya” Around the World
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肯尼亚
肯尼亚共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
KE
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ISO Alpha-3
KEN
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ISO Numeric
404
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
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WikiData ID
Q114
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Also Spelled As
KE • Republic of Kenya • Jamhuri ya Kenya
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