Kenya: map, capital and facts

Kenya is a country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Nairobi. Its official languages are English and Swahili.

Kenya covers about 580,367 km², making it the 47th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 57.5 million people live there, the 26th-most populous.

Kenya shares land borders with 5 countries: Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

Where is Kenya?

Kenya is in Eastern Africa. Its centre lies at roughly 1°N, 38°E, in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

Kenya is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.

Kenya facts

Capital	Nairobi
Continent	Africa
Region	Eastern Africa
Area	580,367 km² (47th largest)
Population	57,532,493 (26th most populous)
Languages	English, Swahili
Currency	Kenyan shilling (Sh)
Landlocked	No
Land borders	5
Centre point	1°N, 38°E

Countries that border Kenya

Ethiopia, capital Addis Ababa
Somalia, capital Mogadishu
South Sudan, capital Juba
Tanzania, capital Dodoma
Uganda, capital Kampala

Other countries near Kenya

Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.

Rwanda, about 950 km
Burundi, about 1,020 km
Djibouti, about 1,290 km
DR Congo, about 1,450 km
Eritrea, about 1,560 km

Guess Kenya in Warmer

In Warmer, you guess a mystery country and the globe runs warmer as you close in. Every guess also shows clue tiles, and the facts above are exactly what they compare. If Kenya were the answer, guessing it would show:

Continent: Africa
Subregion: Eastern Africa
Hemisphere: Northern
Landlocked: No
Area: 580,367 km²

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More countries in Eastern Africa

Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.