Recognised as Country
Kenya
- KE
- Africa
- KES
- .ke
Kenya (KE/KEN) is a country in Africa with its capital at Nairobi. It covers about 580,367 km² with a population of roughly 55,000,000, uses the KES, dials on +254, owns the .ke internet domain and keeps its capital on Africa/Nairobi. It borders 5 countries.
Identity
Official short nameKenya
CapitalNairobi
ContinentAfrica
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2KE
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3KEN
Internet TLD.ke
Calling code+254
Currency codeKES
Geography
Latitude0.0236° S
Longitude37.9062° E
HemisphereSouthern and Eastern
Area580,367 km²224,081 square miles
Land neighbours5
Distance from London6,746 kmto the approximate centre of Kenya, not to Nairobi. SE, bearing 135°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAfrica/Nairobithe IANA zone for Nairobi; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+03:00
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+03:00
Offset in JulyUTC+03:00
Current offsetUTC+03:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 14:38
Hours ahead of UTC3
Population & scale
Population55,000,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density94.8 per km²≈
Share of world population0.679%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset47 of 196
Population rank in this dataset26 of 196
Neighbouring countries
Ethiopia1,059 km centre to centre
Somalia1,086 km centre to centre
Tanzania781 km centre to centre
Uganda643 km centre to centre
South Sudan1,060 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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