Kenya

Area: 585 650 km²

Population: 36 913 721 (2007)

Population density: 63 pers./km²

Capital: Nairobi

Government type: Semi-Presidential republic

Official language: Swahili and English

Ethnic groups: Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other Africans 15%, other 1%

Religion: Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous belief 10%, other 2%

Currency: Keniyan shilling (KES)

Time zone: UTC+3

Administrative divisions: Kenya is divided into 8 provinces, provinces are subdivided into 69 districts, which are further subdivided into 497 divisions, divisions are in turn subdivided into 2 427 locations and then into 6 612 sub-locations

Highest point: Mount Kenya 5 199 m

Longest river: Tana River 650 km

Largest lake: Lake Turkana 6 405 km²

Largest cities: Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret

Calling code: +254

Internet TLD: .ke