Kenya
Republic of Kenya
Kenya sits in Eastern Africa and uses KES - Kenyan shilling (Sh). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Nairobi
Population
53.3M
Area
580.4K km2
Population
53.3M
53,330,978 people
Area
580.4K km2
580,367 square kilometers
Density
92/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Nairobi
-1.28, 36.82
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Kenya, officially listed here as Republic of Kenya, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Kenya, KE, KEN, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Kenya is grouped under Africa, more specifically Eastern Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 53,330,978 people and a land area of 580,367 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 92 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 1, 38, while the capital coordinate reference is -1.28, 36.82. Kenya shares listed land borders with ETH, SOM, SSD, TZA, UGA, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Nairobi (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Eldoret and Kisumu. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Kenya, capital of Kenya, and major urban areas in Kenya. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Kenya uses calling code +254, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC+03:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Jan 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jul 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists KES - Kenyan shilling (Sh), while language records include English and Swahili. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as EAK. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 38.5 for 2022.
How to use this profile
This Kenya profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
KE / KEN
Top-level domains
.ke
Continents
Africa
Border countries
ETH, SOM, SSD, TZA, UGA
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
EAK
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Kenya is represented by the KE country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Nairobi
Nairobi City
5,545,000
primary
#2
Mombasa
Mombasa
1,388,449
admin
#3
Nakuru
Nakuru
570,674
admin
#4
Eldoret
Uasin Gishu
477,716
admin
#5
Kisumu
Kisumu
397,957
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Jan 1
Government fiscal year
Jul 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+254
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Languages
English, Swahili
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
38.5
2022