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Location
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Kenya is bordered to the north by South Sudan and Ethiopia, to the east by Somalia, to the west by Uganda, to the south by Tanzania, and to the southeast by the Indian Ocean. Much of the country, especially in the north and east, is arid or semi-arid. From the Indian Ocean the land rises gradually through dry bush to the fine arable land of the highlands.
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Area
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Total 580,367 km² = 224,080 sq mi
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Water (%)
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2.3
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Administrative divisions
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Kenya is divided into 47 Counties
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Population
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53 million est.
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Density
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59/km² (In the semi arid north and northeast regions, population density hardly reaches 2 per sq km, whereas in the rich and fertile western, population density rises to 120 persons per sq km. In the well endowed Rift Valley, population density varies from one area to another with an average of 13 inhabitants per sq km. Nearly 25% of the total is concentrated in the large cities of Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu including large towns such as Nakuru.
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Capital
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Nairobi
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Demonym
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Kenyan
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Government
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Republic
His Excellency Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, C.G.H, |
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Independence
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From the United Kingdom
December 12, 1963 |
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Currency
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Kenyan Shilling (KES)
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Time zone
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EAT (UTC+3)
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Driving
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Left Hand Traffic
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Internet TLD
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.ke
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Calling Code
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+254
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