Kenya

Africa · Eastern Africa

Kenya

Republic of Kenya
Africa · Eastern Africa · Capital: Nairobi

Quick facts about Kenya

Official name	Republic of Kenya
Capital	Nairobi
Continent & subregion	Africa · Eastern Africa
Population	55,339,003 people (world rank 26)
Area	580,367 km²
Density	95 people/km²
Share of world population	0.69% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$107.5 billion
Urbanisation	31.6% urban population
Life expectancy	63.6 years
Currency	Kenyan shilling (Sh) — KES
Languages	English, Swahili
Internet domain	`.ke`
Calling code	+254
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$1,943 · see world ranking
Internet Users	32.1% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	3.2 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	34.7 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.4 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	6.5% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Kenya did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Ethiopia Somalia South Sudan Tanzania Uganda

The geographic position is roughly 1°, 38°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.