# Kenya

Kenya

sovereign state, country| Year dem found am | 1963  |
| Official name | Republic of Kenya  |
| Native label | Republic of Kenya  |
| Dem name after | Mount Kenya  |
| Official language | Swahili, English  |
| Anthem | Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu  |
| Culture | culture of Kenya  |
| Motto | Harambee  |
| Motto text | Magical Kenya, Cenia Lledrithiol  |
| Continent | Africa  |
| Country | Kenya  |
| Capital | Nairobi  |
| Located in time zone | UTC+03:00, Africa/Nairobi  |
| Located in/on physical feature | East Africa  |
| Coordinate location | 0°6′0″N 38°0′0″E  |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 3°58′59″N 41°54′24″E  |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 5°30′0″N 35°19′12″E  |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 4°40′46″S 39°13′6″E  |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 0°5′10″N 33°56′40″E  |
| Highest point | Mount Kenya  |
| Lowest point | Indian Ocean  |
| Office held by head of state | President of Kenya  |
| State ein head | William Ruto  |
| Office head of government hold | President of Kenya  |
| Government ein head | William Ruto  |
| Executive body | Government of Kenya  |
| Legislative body | Parliament of Kenya  |
| Central bank | Central Bank of Kenya  |
| Currency | Kenyan shilling  |
| Twinned administrative body | Cheltenham  |
| Driving side | left  |
| Electrical plug type | BS 1363  |
| Dey replace | Kenya (1963–1964)  |
| Significant event | Independence of Kenya  |
| Dema official website |   |
| Hashtag | Kenya, kenya  |
| Top-level Internet domain | .ke  |
| Flag | flag of Kenya  |
| Coat of arms | coat of arms of Kenya  |
| Geography of topic | Geography of Kenya  |
| Get characteristic | partly free country  |
| History of topic | history of Kenya  |
| Railway traffic side | left  |
| Open data portal | Kenya open data  |
| Economy of topic | economy of Kenya  |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Kenya  |
| Commonwealth Sport country code | KEN  |
| Mobile country code | 639  |
| Country calling code | +254  |
| Trunk prefix | 0  |
| Emergency phone number | 112, 999  |
| GS1 country code | 616  |
| Licence plate code | EAK  |
| Maritime identification digits | 634  |
| Unicode character | 🇰🇪  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Kenya  |

**Kenya**, alias **Republic of Kenya** (Swahili: *Jamhuri ya Kenya*), be country for East Africa. Plus population of more dan 47.6 million for de 2019 census, Kenya be de 27th most populous country for de world den 7th most populous for Africa insyd. Kenya ein capital den largest city be Nairobi, wey ebe de oldest, currently ebe de second largest city, den first capital be de coastal city of Mombasa. Kisumu City be de third-largest city wey esan be inland port for Lake Victoria insyd. As of 2020, Kenya be de third-largest economy for sub-Saharan Africa afta Nigeria den South Africa. South Sudan dey border Kenya for de northwest, Ethiopia for de north, Somalia for de east, Uganda for de west, Tanzania for de south, den de Indian Ocean for de southeast. Ein geography, climate den population dey vary widely, e dey range from cold snow-capped mountaintops (Batian, Nelion den Point Lenana for Mount Kenya top) plus vast forests wey dey surround, wildlife den fertile agricultural regions go temperate climates for western insyd den rift valley counties den dry less fertile arid den semi-arid areas den absolute deserts (Chalbi Desert den Nyiri Desert).

Kenya be member of de United Nations, de Commonwealth, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, COMESA, International Criminal Court, as well as oda international organisations. E sanso be major non-NATO ally of de United States.

## Demographics

### Urban centres

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Main article: List of cities and towns in Kenya by population

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Largest cities anaa towns insyd Kenya
According to de 2019 Census |
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|  | Rank | Name | County | Pop. | Rank | Name | County | Pop. |
| Nairobi
Mombasa | 1 | Nairobi | Nairobi | 4 397 073 | 11 | Ongata Rongai | Kajiado | 172 569 |
| 2 | Mombasa | Mombasa | 1 208 333 | 12 | Garissa | Garissa | 163 399 |
| 3 | Nakuru | Nakuru | 570 674 | 13 | Kitale | Trans-Nzoia | 162 174 |
| 4 | Ruiru | Kiambu | 490 120 | 14 | Juja | Kiambu | 156 041 |
| 5 | Eldoret | Uasin Gishu | 475 716 | 15 | Mlolongo | Machakos | 136 351 |
| 6 | Kisumu | Kisumu | 397 957 | 16 | Malindi | Kilifi | 119 859 |
| 7 | Kikuyu | Kiambu | 323 881 | 17 | Mandera | Mandera | 114 718 |
| 8 | Thika | Kiambu | 251 407 | 18 | Kisii | Kisii | 112 417 |
| 9 | Naivasha | Nakuru | 198 444 | 19 | Kakamega | Kakamega | 107 227 |
| 10 | Karuri | Kiambu | 194 342 | 20 | Ngong | Kajiado | 102 323 |

## Sources wey you fi read further

* Haugerud A (1995). *The Culture of Politics in Modern Kenya*. African Studies. Vol. 84 (1st ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 266. ISBN 9780521595902.
* Ludeki Chweya; John Kithome Tuta; S. Kichamu Akivaga (2005), *Control of Corruption in Kenya: Legal-political Dimensions*, The University of Michigan, p. 259, ISBN 978-9966-915-55-9
* Mwaura N (2005). *Kenya Today: Breaking the Yoke of Colonialism in Africa*. Algora Publishing. p. 238. ISBN 9780875863214.

* Official website of the Parliament of Kenya
* Wikimedia Atlas of Kenya
* Kenya. *The World Factbook*. Central Intelligence Agency.
* Kenya profile from Africa.com
* Kenya Corruption Profile from the Business Anti-Corruption Portal
* World Bank Summary Trade Statistics Kenya, 2010
* Kenya at Curlie