Kenya Physical Kenya is located in Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Tanzania and Somalia. It covers an area about twice the size of Nevada. A tropical climate is predominant along the coast, turning increasingly arid as you move farther inland. Low plains rise into central highlands bisected by the Great Rift Valley with a fertile plateau in the west.
Glaciers are still present on Mt. Kenya.
Natural resources include gold, limestone, soda ash and rubies. Water pollution, deforestation, and poaching are the country's largest environmental concerns. People Nearly 29,000,000 people live in Kenya. The country recognizes both English and Swahili as its official languages, while numerous indigenous languages are spoken as well. The country is officially known as the Republic of Kenya with its capital, Nairobi, falling in the southwestern area of the country.