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🇰🇪Kenya

Africa · Eastern AfricaSovereign stateAU
ISOKE · KEN · 404
LAT,LNG1.00, 38.00
TEL+254

Kenya is a sovereign country in Eastern Africa, Africa. Its capital is Nairobi. It has a population of about 53,771,300 across 580,367 km² — roughly 93 people per km². The currency is the Kenyan shilling (KES Sh). Official languages are English and Swahili. Its ISO 3166 codes are KE, KEN, 404, and the international calling code is +254.

Capital
Nairobi
#27
Population
53,771,300
#50
Area
580,367 km²
#114
Density
93 /km²

Key facts about Kenya

GET/alpha/KE
Calling code
+254
Currencies
KES Sh
Languages
EnglishSwahili
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Demonym
Kenyan
Top-level domain
.ke
ISO codes
KE · KEN · 404
Coordinates
1.00, 38.00
Capital
Nairobi

Other names for Kenya

Republic of KenyaJamhuri ya KenyaKeniaQuéniaケニア

Largest cities in Kenya (12)

GET/cities?country=KE

Countries bordering Kenya (5)

GET/borders/kenya

Frequently asked questions about Kenya

What is the capital of Kenya?

The capital of Kenya is Nairobi.

What is the population of Kenya?

Kenya has a population of about 53,771,300, the 27th largest in the world.

What currency is used in Kenya?

Kenya uses the Kenyan shilling (KES, symbol Sh).

What languages are spoken in Kenya?

The main languages of Kenya are English and Swahili.

What is the calling code for Kenya?

The international dialing code for Kenya is +254.

Which countries border Kenya?

Kenya shares land borders with Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda.

Query Kenya from the API

Every value on this page is available from the free REST API — no key required. Each endpoint below is filled in for Kenya; copy any URL and run it.

This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/KE
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/KEN
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/404
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/KEN
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/kenya
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=KE
Largest cities in KenyaDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/kenya
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=1&lng=38
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Africa
Countries in AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/Eastern%20Africa
Countries in Eastern AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/KES
Countries using the Kenyan shillingDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/en
Countries that speak EnglishDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/254
Countries with calling code +254Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC%2B03%3A00
Countries in UTC+03:00Docs
GET countries.dev/tld/ke
Countries on the .ke domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Kenyan
Countries whose people are "Kenyan"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Nairobi
Find a country by capital (Nairobi)Docs
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