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Republic of Kenya Jamhuri ya Kenya | |
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| Capital and largest city | Nairobi 1°16′S 36°48′E / 1.267°S 36.800°E |
| Official languages | Swahili, English |
| Demonym(s) | Kenyan |
| Government | Presidential Republic |
| Uhuru Kenyatta | |
| William Ruto | |
| Justin Muturi | |
| David Maraga | |
| Independence | |
• from the United Kingdom | 12 December 1963 |
• Republic declared | 12 December 1964 |
| Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (47th) |
• Water (%) | 2.3 |
| Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 48,622,646 (29th) |
• 2009 census | 38,610,097 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (140th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $70.573 billion |
• Per capita | $1,725 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $35.787 billion |
• Per capita | $875 |
| Gini (2008) | 42.5 medium · 48th |
| HDI (2014) |  0.548low · 143rd |
| Currency | Kenyan shilling (KES) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (not observed) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yy(AD) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +254 |
| ISO 3166 code | KE |
| Internet TLD | .ke |
1. According to cia.gov, estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex, than would otherwise be expected. | |
Kenya is a country in East Africa, about halfway down, near the horn of Africa. It has the Indian Ocean to its east and Lake Victoria to its west. Kenya borders the Jubaland part of Somalia (east), Ethiopia (north), South Sudan (north-west), Uganda (west), and Tanzania (south). Kenya is about the size of France, and almost as large as Texas (U.S.).
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