Kenya — Country Profile
An overview of Kenya covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Kenya
The capital of Kenya is Nairobi. It has a population of approximately 56.4M. The country covers an area of 580,367 km². It is located in Eastern Africa.
Geography
Kenya is a country in Eastern Africa, part of the Africa region. It covers an area of approximately 580,367 km². It shares land borders with Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and United Republic of Tanzania, totalling 5 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Kenya has a population of approximately 56,432,944 people. Population density is around 97.2 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include English and Swahili, totalling 2 languages. People from this country are referred to as Kenyan.
Economy Overview
As of 2025, Kenya reports a nominal GDP of about $135.9 billion. The official currency is the Kenyan shilling (KES, symbol Sh). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 129.17 KES.
Culture & Time
Kenya operates on a single time zone (Africa/Nairobi). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.ke.
Government & Status
The capital of Kenya is Nairobi. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the left. The international dialling code is +254. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is KE.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.