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Republic of Kenya

Kenya

KE Capital: Nairobi 1.286° S, 36.817° E

Overview

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 54.2 million as of mid-2026, it is the 26th-most populous country in the world and the seventh-most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi. The second-largest and oldest city is Mombasa, a port city located on Mombasa Island. Other major cities within the country include Kisumu, Nakuru and Eldoret. Going clockwise, Kenya is bordered by South Sudan to the northwest, Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, Tanzania to the southwest, and Lake Victoria and Uganda to the west. Its geography, climate and population vary. In western Rift Valley counties, the landscape includes cold, snow-capped mountaintops with surrounding forests, wildlife, and fertile agricultural regions in temperate climates. In other areas there are dry, arid, and semi-arid climates, as well as absolute deserts.

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Quick facts

Continent
Africa
Region
Eastern Africa
Capital
Nairobi
Currency
Kenyan shilling (KES, Sh)
Languages
English, Swahili
Population
51,393,010
Area
582,650 km²
Calling code
+254
Time zones
UTC+03:00
Drives on the
Left
Internet domain
.ke
People are called
Kenyan

Weather by month in Nairobi

Climate data has not been added yet.

Important numbers

International dialing code+254

Popular apps

Payments

M-Pesa

Transport

Bolt, Uber, Little

Food delivery

Glovo

Everywhere

WhatsApp, Google Maps, Google Translate

Airlines & booking

Airlines based in Kenya

  • Air Kenya (Priv)QP
  • Astral Aviation8V
  • Fly5405H
  • Kenya AirwaysKQ

Where to book flights and hotels

History

A part of Eastern Africa, the territory of what is known as Kenya has seen human habitation since the beginning of the Lower Paleolithic. The Bantu expansion from a West African centre of dispersal reached the area by the 1st millennium AD. With the borders of the modern state at the crossroads of the Bantu, Nilo-Saharan and Afro-Asiatic ethno-linguistic areas of Africa, Kenya is a multi-ethnic state. The Wanga Kingdom was formally established in the late 17th century. The Kingdom covered from the Jinja in Uganda to Naivasha in the East of Kenya. This is the first time the Wanga people and Luhya tribe were united and led by a centralized leader, a king, known as the Nabongo.

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Cities 278

Airports 344

Universities 0

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