Kenya: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: -0.13976 / longitude: 37.90474

General information

Population

There are 47,251,000 people here, or 0.63% of the world's population. In this country, the median age is 20.00 years and the birth growth rate is around 2.09%.

Education

Well known universities are: University of Nairobi.

Economy

The sign for the local currency is KSh (KES). In 2021 the GDP was $110,347,079,517 USD, placing it at position 60 in the market.

Culture

Well known national dishes are: Ugali, Sukuma wiki, Nyama choma. There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest, Lake Turkana National Parks, Lamu Old Town, Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley, Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests.

Geography

Here are the different languages spoken in the country: English, Swahili. The area of the country is 580,367 km², they don't use a postcode system and the main cities are: Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Kisumu, Kiambu. Nairobi is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda.

Good to know

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya is a good place to find out more details on this country. The ISO code is KE, the domain name ".ke" is used by the country's websites, telephone numbers begin with +254

Summary

Flag
ISO code KE
Capital Nairobi
Population 47,251,000
World percentage 0.63%
Median age 20.00 years
Population growth rate 2.09%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages English, Swahili
GDP (2021) $110,347,079,517
GDP position #60
Currency code KES
Currency symbol KSh
National dish Ugali, Sukuma wiki, Nyama choma
TLD .ke
Phone prefix +254
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya