Key facts
Capital: Nairobi
Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania
Government: Republic of Kenya
Currency: Kenyan shillings (KES)
Area: 580,367 sq km
Population: 54,685,051 (July 2021 est.)
Languages: English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages
Religion: Christian 85.5% (Protestant 33.4%, Catholic 20.6%, Evangelical 20.4%, African Instituted Churches 7%, other Christian 4.1%), Muslim 10.9%, other 1.8%, none 1.6%, don't know/no answer 0.2% (2019 est.)
TimeZone: UTC+3
Tel Code: +254
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