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Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya ( Swahili: Jamhuri ya Kenya ), is a country in East Africa. A member of the African Union [12] with a population of more than 47.6 million in the 2019 census, [13] Kenya is the 28th most populous country in the world [7] and 7th most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi, while ...
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Le Kenya, en forme longue la république du Kenya (en swahili...
- William Ruto
William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto CGH (born 21 December...
- Economy of Kenya
The economy of Kenya is market-based with a few state...
- Demographics of Kenya
The demography of Kenya is monitored by the Kenyan National...
- History of Kenya
A part of Eastern Africa, the territory of what is known as...
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Islam (/ ˈ ɪ z l ɑː m, ˈ ɪ z l æ m / IZ-la(h)m; Arabic:...
- Counties of Kenya
The Counties of Kenya (Swahili: Kaunti za Kenya) are...
- Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya is the main water catchment area for two large...
- Turkana Boy
Turkana Boy, also called Nariokotome Boy, is the name given...
- National Assembly
The National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya is one of the...
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- Geography
- Geology
- Climate
- Terrain
- Natural Hazards
- Extreme Points
Location
1. Eastern Africa on the Indian Ocean coast between Somalia and Tanzania 2. Geographic coordinates: 1°00′N 38°00′E / 1.000°N 38.000°E / 1.000; 38.000
Area
1. Total: 582,650.2 km2(224,962.5 sq mi) 2. Land: 569,140 km2(219,750 sq mi) 3. Water: 11,227 km2(4,335 sq mi) Area comparative 1. 1.1. Australia comparative: approximately 5/7 the size of New South Wales 1.2. Canada comparative: slightly smaller than Saskatchewan 1.3. United Kingdom comparative: approximately 21/2times the size of the United Kingdom 1.4. United States comparative: approximately twice the size of Arizona 1.5. EU comparative: slightly less than twice the size of Italy
Land boundaries
1. Total: 3,457 km (2,148 mi) 2. Border countries: Ethiopia 867 km (539 mi), Somalia 684 km (425 mi), South Sudan 317 km (197 mi), Tanzania 775 km (482 mi), Uganda814 km (506 mi)
Much of the western two-thirds of the country consists of the Pliocene–Pleistocene volcanics deposited on Precambrian basement rocks. The southeast corner of the country is underlain by sediments of the Karoo System of Permian to Late Triassic age and a strip of Jurassic age sediments along the coast in the Mombasa area. The Anza trough is a NW–SE ...
The climate of Kenya varies by location, from mostly cool every day, to always warm/hot by mid afternoon. The climate along the coast is tropical. This means rainfall and temperatures are higher than inland throughout the year. At the coastal cities, Mombasa, Lamu and Malindi, the air temperature changes from cool to hot, almost every day. (See cha...
Kenya's terrain is composed of low plains that rise into central highlands that are, in turn, bisected by the Great Rift Valley. There is also a fertile plateau in the west of the country.
Natural hazards include recurring drought and flooding during the rainy seasons. There is limited volcanic activity in the country. Barrier Volcano (elev. 1,032 m) last erupted in 1921. Several others have been historically active (see List of volcanoes in Kenya).
This is a list of the extreme points of Kenya, the points that are further north, south, east or west than any other location. 1. Northernmost point – Kalukwakerith Mountain, Turkana County 2. Easternmost point – the tripoint with Ethiopia and Somalia, Mandera County 3. Southernmost point – the point where the border with Tanzania enters the Indian...
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- Mount Kenya, 5,197 metres (17,051 ft)
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It has the Indian Ocean to its east and Lake Victoria to west. Kenya borders the Jubaland part of Somalia (east), Ethiopia (north), South Sudan (north-west), Uganda (west), and Tanzania (south). Kenya is about the size of France, and almost as large as Texas (U.S.). The capital city of Kenya is Nairobi, which is the 14th largest city in Africa ...
- 580,367 km² (224,081 sq mi) (47th)
- Presidential Republic
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa. A member of the African Union with a population of more than 47.6 million in the 2019 census, Kenya is the 28th most populous country in the world and 7th most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi, while its oldest and second largest city, is the major port city of Mombasa, situated on Mombasa ...
Portal. : Kenya. Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya ( Swahili: Jamhuri ya Kenya ), is a country in East Africa. A member of the Commonwealth with a population of more than 47.6 million in the 2019 census, Kenya is the 28th most populous country in the world and 7th most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi, while ...
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Seat. Nairobi. The Government of the Republic of Kenya (GoK) is the national government of the Republic of Kenya, a federal republic located in East Africa, composed of 47 Counties, each county with its own semi-autonomous governments, including the national capital of Nairobi, where the national government is primarily based.
