Where is Kenya?
Kenya is a country in Eastern Africa, bordered by Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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Crazy but True
Kenya has some of the toughest plastic bag laws on Earth. Since 2017, producing, selling or even carrying one can bring heavy fines or a prison sentence of up to four years. Kenya also contains the Great Rift Valley, a split in the continent so large it is visible from space.
Kenya facts
- Capital
- Nairobi
- Population
- 57,532,493 (2025)
- Area
- 580,367 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Currency
- Kenyan shilling (KES)
- Languages
- English and Swahili
- Coordinates
- 1°, 38°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- KE · KEN
How Kenya compares
- Kenya is the 48th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Botswana and larger than France.
- It is the 26th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 5 countries.
- Within Africa, it is the 23rd largest of 49 countries by area.