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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kenya:

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is a country in East Africa. The capital city is

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper h ...

, 2nd largest in Africa (after

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). Kenya spans an area about 85% the size of France or Texas. The population has grown rapidly in recent decades to roughly 38 million. Kenya has numerous wildlife reserves, containing thousands of animal species. The country is named after Mount Kenya, a significant landmark and the second among the

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, and both were originally usually pronounced in English, though the native pronunciation and the one intended by the original transcription ''Kenia'' was .''The Spelling of Kenya''
B. J. Ratcliffe. Journal of the Royal African Society, Vol. 42, No. 166 (Jan. 1943), pp. 42–44 During the presidency of Jomo Kenyatta in the 1960s, the current English pronunciation of became widespread because his name retained the native pronunciation. Before 1920, the area now known as Kenya was known as the

British East Africa East Africa Protectorate (also known as British East Africa) was an area in the African Great Lakes occupying roughly the same terrain as present-day Kenya from the Indian Ocean inland to the border with Uganda in the west. Controlled by Bri ...

Protectorate and so there was no need to mention ''mount'' when referring to the mountain.

General reference

* Pronunciation: or * Common English country name:

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* Official English country name: The

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* Common endonym(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s): Kenyan * Demonym(s): * International rankings of Kenya *

ISO country codes ISO 3166-1 (''Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes'') is a standard defining codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. It ...

: KE, KEN, 404 *

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Geography of Kenya

Geography of Kenya The Geography of Kenya is diverse, varying amongst its 47 counties. Kenya has a coastline on the Indian Ocean, which contains swamps of East African mangroves. Inland are broad plains and numerous hills. Kenya borders South Sudan to the no ...

* Kenya is: a

country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while ...

* Location: ** Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator *** Africa **** East Africa **

Time zone A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between countries and their subdivisions instead of strictly following longitude, because it ...

(s): ** Land boundaries: 3,477 km :: 933 km :: 861 km :: 769 km :: 682 km :: 232 km :* Coastline: Indian Ocean 536 km * Population of Kenya: 37,538,000 – 34th most populous country * * Area of Kenya: 580,367 km² * Atlas of Kenya

Environment of Kenya

Environment of Kenya Environmental issues in Kenya include deforestation, soil erosion, desertification, water shortage and degraded water quality, flooding, poaching, and domestic and industrial pollution. Water resources Water resources in Kenya are under pr ...

* Climate of Kenya * Ecology of Kenya ** Ecoregions in Kenya **

Renewable energy in Kenya Kenya Renewable Energy Most of Kenya's electricity is generated by renewable energy sources. Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is one of the 17 main goals of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Development ...

* Protected areas of Kenya ** Biosphere reserves in Kenya **

National parks of Kenya National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

* Wildlife of Kenya **

Fauna of Kenya The wildlife of Kenya refers to its fauna. The diversity of Kenya's wildlife has garnered international fame, especially for its populations of large mammals. Mammal species include lion (''Panthera leo''), cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus'') hippopo ...

*** Birds of Kenya ***

Mammals of Kenya Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...

Natural geographic features of Kenya

* Glaciers of Kenya *

Lakes of Kenya A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

* Mountains of Kenya ** Volcanoes in Kenya *

Rivers of Kenya This is a very short list of rivers in Kenya.For a list of more than 3,800 rivers of Kenya, see :sw:Mito ya Kenya This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Mediterranean Sea ...

World Heritage Sites in Kenya In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...

Regions of Kenya

Ecoregions of Kenya

List of ecoregions in Kenya * Ecoregions in Kenya

Administrative divisions of Kenya

Administrative divisions of Kenya *

Counties of Kenya The Counties of Kenya ( sw, Kaunti za Kenya) are geographical units envisioned by the 2010 Constitution of Kenya as the new units of devolved government that replaced the previous provincial system. The establishment and executive powers of ...

=Counties of Kenya

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is divided into 47 Counties Kenya counties map Labelled

=Municipalities of Kenya

List of cities in Kenya This is a list of cities and towns in Kenya. Cities and towns in Kenya *Baragoi *Bungoma * Busia *Butere *Dadaab *Diani Beach *Eldoret *Emali *Embu *Garissa * Gede *Hola *Homa Bay *Isiolo *Kitui *Kibwezi *Kajiado *Kakamega *Kakuma *Kapengu ...

* Capital of Kenya:

Major towns: Some smaller towns:

Demography of Kenya

Demographics of Kenya

Government and politics of Kenya

Politics of Kenya The politics of Kenya take place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Kenya is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system in accordance with a new constitu ...

* Form of government: * Capital of Kenya:

Elections in Kenya Elections in Kenya take place within the framework of a multi-party democracy and a presidential system. The President, Senate and National Assembly are directly elected by voters, with elections organised by the Independent Electoral and B ...

Political parties in Kenya This article lists political parties in Kenya. Political culture Kenya's system is one with characteristics comparable with a two-party system, since two dominant political parties c.q. coalitions have dominated since the last general elect ...

Branches of the government of Kenya

Government of Kenya

Executive arm of the government of Kenya

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: President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta * Cabinet of Kenya

Legislative branch of the government of Kenya

* Parliament of Kenya (bicameral) **Senate of Kenya, Senate (upper house) **National Assembly (Kenya), The National Assembly (lower house)

Judicial branch of the government of Kenya

Court system of Kenya * Supreme Court of Kenya

Foreign relations of Kenya

Foreign relations of Kenya * List of diplomatic missions in Kenya, Diplomatic missions in Kenya * Diplomatic missions of Kenya

International organisation membership

International organization membership of Kenya Kenya is a member of: The Republic of Kenya is a member of: *African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) *African Development Bank Group (AfDB) *African Union (AU) *African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) *Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) *Commonwealth of Nations *East African Community (EAC) *East African Development Bank (EADB) *Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) *Group of 15 (G15) *Group of 77 (G77) *Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) *International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) *International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) *International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) *International Criminal Court (ICCt) *International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) *International Development Association (IDA) *International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) *International Finance Corporation (IFC) *International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) *International Labour Organization (ILO) *International Maritime Organization (IMO) *International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) *International Monetary Fund (IMF) *International Olympic Committee (IOC) *International Organization for Migration (IOM) *International Organization for Standardization (ISO) *International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) *International Telecommunication Union (ITU) *International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) *International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) *Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) *Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) *Nonaligned Movement (NAM) *Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) *Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) *United Nations (UN) *United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) *United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) *United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) *United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) *United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) *United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) *United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) *United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) *Universal Postal Union (UPU) *World Customs Organization (WCO) *World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) *World Health Organization (WHO) *World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) *World Meteorological Organization (WMO) *World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) *World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Kenya

Law of Kenya * Constitution of Kenya * Crime in Kenya * Human rights in Kenya ** LGBT rights in Kenya * Law enforcement in Kenya

Military of Kenya

Military of Kenya * Command ** Commander-in-chief: * Forces ** Army of Kenya ** Navy of Kenya ** Air Force of Kenya

Local government in Kenya

History of Kenya

History of Kenya *Current events of Kenya * Military history of Kenya * Related: Arab slave trade

Culture of Kenya

Culture of Kenya * Cuisine of Kenya * Languages of Kenya * Media in Kenya * National symbols of Kenya ** Coat of arms of Kenya ** Flag of Kenya ** National anthem of Kenya * Prostitution in Kenya * Public holidays in Kenya * Religion in Kenya ** Christianity in Kenya ** Hinduism in Kenya ** Islam in Kenya *

** Lamu ** Lake Turkana National Parks ** Kaya (Mijikenda), Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests

The arts in Kenya

* Cinema of Kenya * Literature of Kenya * Music of Kenya * Video gaming in Kenya

Sports in Kenya

Sports in Kenya * Football in Kenya *Kenya at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Kenya

Economy of Kenya * List of countries by GDP (nominal), Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 81st (eighty-first) * Agriculture in Kenya ** Poultry farming in Kenya * Banking in Kenya ** National Bank of Kenya ** Kenya Commercial Bank * Communications in Kenya ** Internet in Kenya * List of companies of Kenya, Companies of Kenya *Currency, Currency of Kenya: Kenyan shilling, Shilling **ISO 4217: KES * Energy in Kenya * Health care in Kenya * Mining in Kenya * Kenya Stock Exchange ** Nairobi Stock Exchange * Tourism in Kenya ** List of shopping malls in Kenya, Shopping malls in Kenya ** List of hypermarkets#Kenya, Hypermarkets in Kenya * Transport in Kenya * List of airlines in Kenya ** Air transport in Kenya *** List of airports in Kenya, Airports in Kenya *** Kenya Airways ** Rail transport in Kenya ** Roads in Kenya * Water supply and sanitation in Kenya

General reference

Geography of Kenya

Environment of Kenya

Natural geographic features of Kenya

Regions of Kenya

Ecoregions of Kenya

Administrative divisions of Kenya

=Counties of Kenya

=Municipalities of Kenya

Demography of Kenya

Government and politics of Kenya

Branches of the government of Kenya

Executive arm of the government of Kenya

Legislative branch of the government of Kenya

Judicial branch of the government of Kenya

Foreign relations of Kenya

International organisation membership

Law and order in Kenya

Military of Kenya

Local government in Kenya

History of Kenya

Culture of Kenya

The arts in Kenya

Sports in Kenya

Economy and infrastructure of Kenya

Education in Kenya

Health in Kenya

See also

References

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