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Republic of Kenya

Republic of Kenya
Jamhuri ya Kenya (Kiswahili)
Flag of Kenya
Coat of arms of Kenya
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Harambee" (Kiswahili)
"Let us all pull together"
Anthem: Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
O God of all creation
Location of  Kenya  (dark blue)– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)– in the African Union  (light blue)
Location of  Kenya  (dark blue)

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Location of Kenya
Capital
and largest city
Nairobi
1°16′S 36°48′E / 1.267°S 36.800°E / -1.267; 36.800
Official languages
National language Kiswahili
Ethnic groups (2016)
Demonym Kenyan
Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President
Uhuru Kenyatta
William Ruto
Ekwee Ethuro
Justin Muturi
Githu Muigai
Legislature Parliament
Senate
National Assembly
Independence
• from the United Kingdom with respect to the Colony of Kenya and the Sultan of Zanzibar with respect to the Protectorate of Kenya
12 December 1963
• Republic declared
12 December 1964
Area
• Total
581,309 km2 (224,445 sq mi) (49th)
• Water (%)
2.3
Population
• 2016 estimate
46,661,552 (31st)
• 2009 census
38,610,097
• Density
78/km2 (202.0/sq mi) (124th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$152.735 billion
• Per capita
$3,360
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$69.170 billion
• Per capita
$1,521
Gini (2014) 42.5
medium · 48th
HDI (2014) Increase 0.548
low · 145th
Currency Kenyan shilling (KES)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
Date format dd/mm/yy (AD)
Drives on the left
Calling code +254
ISO 3166 code KE
Internet TLD .ke
According to the CIA, estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of mortality because of AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex, than would otherwise be expected.

Coordinates: 1°N 38°E / 1°N 38°E / 1; 38

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Kenya (/ˈkɛnjə/; locally [ˈkɛɲa]), officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa and a founding member of the East African Community (EAC). Its capital and largest city is Nairobi. Kenya's territory lies on the equator and overlies the East African Rift covering a diverse and expansive terrain that extends roughly from Lake Victoria to Lake Turkana (formerly called Lake Rudolf) and further south-east to the Indian Ocean. It is bordered by Tanzania to the south and southwest, Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the north-west, Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north-east. Kenya covers 581,309 km2 (224,445 sq mi), and had a population of approximately 48 million people in January 2017.


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