Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya | |
Official Name Republic of Kenya | |
Motto Let us all pull together | |
Region Africa | |
Sub-Region Eastern Africa | |
Capital Nairobi | |
Currency Kenyan Shilling (KES) | |
Independence Day 12 Dec 1963: Independence from the United Kingdom in 1963. | |
Population 45,546,000 | |
Nationality Kenyan | |
Ethnic Group 22% Kikuyu, 14% Luhya, 13% Luo, 12% Kalenjin, 11% Kamba, 6% Kisii, 6% Meru, 15% other African, 1% non-African | |
Area 580,367 km2 | |
Neighbor Countries Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda | |
Time Zone EAT (UTC+3) | |
Geo Location Latitude 1.00, Longitude 38.00 | |
Dialing Code +254 | |
ISO 9166 alpha 2 code KE | |
ISO 9166 alpha 3 code KEN | |
ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 404 | |
Code for International Olympic Committee KEN | |
Country Domain (ccTLD) .ke | |