COUNTRY GUIDE · Africa
Kenya
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Kenya.
Kenya at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Nairobi
- REGION
- Africa
- POPULATION
- 56,500,000
- AREA
- 580,367 km²
- LANGUAGE
- English
- CURRENCY
- Kenyan Shilling (KES)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Great Rift Valley
Kenya is crossed by the East African Rift system.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Kenya
Elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park are often seen beneath Mount Kilimanjaro, which lies in Tanzania.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Kenya in its Africa region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 580,367 km² and a population of approximately 56,500,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.