Kenia is a country in Eastern Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border.
Capital: - Nairobi
Area: - Total: 580,367 km² (47th)
224,080 sq mi
- Water (%): 2.3
Independence: - from the United Kingdom: December 12, 1963
- Republic declared: December 12, 1964
Official languages: - Swahili, English
Population: - July 2005 estimate: 34,256,000a (34th)
- 2002 census: 31,138,735
- Density: 59/km² (140th) 153/sq mi