Outline of Kenya

The Flag of Kenya

The Coat of arms of Kenya

The location of Kenya

An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Kenya

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

Kenya – country in East Africa. The capital city is Nairobi, 2nd largest in Africa (after Cairo). 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 highest mountain peaks of Africa,^[1]^[2] and both were originally usually pronounced /ˈkiːnjə/^[3] in English, though the native pronunciation and the one intended by the original transcription Kenia was [ˈkɛnja].^[4] During the presidency of Jomo Kenyatta in the 1960s, the current English pronunciation of /ˈkɛnjə/ became widespread because his name retained the native pronunciation.^[5] Before 1920, the area now known as Kenya was known as the British East Africa Protectorate and so there was no need to mention mount when referring to the mountain.^[1]

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Kenya

Pronunciation: /ˈkɛnjə/ or /ˈkiːnjə/
Common English country name: Kenya
Official English country name: The Republic of Kenya
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Kenyan
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Kenya
International rankings of Kenya
ISO country codes: KE, KEN, 404
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:KE
Internet country code top-level domain: .ke

Geography of Kenya

An enlargeable topographic map of Kenya

Kenya is: a country
Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator
  - Africa
    - East Africa
- Time zone(s):
- Land boundaries: 3,477 km

Uganda 933 km

Ethiopia 861 km

Tanzania 769 km

Somalia 682 km

South Sudan 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

An enlargeable satellite image of Kenya

Natural geographic features of Kenya

Regions of Kenya

Ecoregions of Kenya

Administrative divisions of Kenya

Counties of Kenya

Counties of Kenya

Kenya is divided into 47 Counties

Code	County	Former Province	Area (km²)	Population Census 2009	Capital
1	Mombasa	Coast	212.5	939,370	Mombasa (City)
2	Kwale	Coast	8,270.3	649,931	Kwale
3	Kilifi	Coast	12,245.9	1,109,735	Kilifi
4	Tana River	Coast	35,375.8	240,075	Hola
5	Lamu	Coast	6,497.7	101,539	Lamu
6	Taita-Taveta	Coast	17,083.9	284,657	Voi
7	Garissa	North Eastern	45,720.2	623,060	Garissa
8	Wajir	North Eastern	55,840.6	661,941	Wajir
9	Mandera	North Eastern	25,797.7	1,025,756	Mandera
10	Marsabit	Eastern	66,923.1	291,166	Marsabit
11	Isiolo	Eastern	25,336.1	143,294	Isiolo
12	Meru	Eastern	5,127.1	1,356,301	Meru
13	Tharaka-Nithi	Eastern	2,409.5	365,330	Chuka
14	Embu	Eastern	2,555.9	516,212	Embu
15	Kitui	Eastern	24,385.1	1,012,709	Kitui
16	Machakos	Eastern	5,952.9	1,098,584	Machakos
17	Makueni	Eastern	8,008.9	884,527	Wote
18	Nyandarua	Central	3,107.7	596,268	Ol Kalou
19	Nyeri	Central	2,361.0	693,558	Nyeri
20	Kirinyaga	Central	1,205.4	528,054	Kerugoya / Kutus
21	Murang'a	Central	2,325.8	942,581	Murang'a
22	Kiambu	Central	2,449.2	1,623,282	Kiambu
23	Turkana	Rift Valley	71,597.8	855,399	Lodwar
24	West Pokot	Rift Valley	8,418.2	512,690	Kapenguria
25	Samburu	Rift Valley	20,182.5	223,947	Maralal
26	Trans Nzoia	Rift Valley	2,469.9	818,757	Kitale
27	Uasin Gishu	Rift Valley	2,955.3	894,179	Eldoret
28	Elgeyo-Marakwet	Rift Valley	3,049.7	369,998	Iten
29	Nandi	Rift Valley	2,884.5	752,965	Kapsabet
30	Baringo	Rift Valley	11,075.3	555,561	Kabarnet
31	Laikipia	Rift Valley	8,696.1	399,227	Nanyuki
32	Nakuru	Rift Valley	7,509.5	1,603,325	Nakuru
33	Narok	Rift Valley	17,921.2	850,920	Narok
34	Kajiado	Rift Valley	21,292.7	687,312	Kajiado
35	Kericho	Rift Valley	2,454.5	752,396	Kericho
36	Bomet	Rift Valley	1,997.9	730,129	Bomet
37	Kakamega	Western	3,033.8	1,660,651	Kakamega
38	Vihiga	Western	531.3	554,622	Vihiga
39	Bungoma	Western	2,206.9	1,375,063	Bungoma
40	Busia	Western	1,628.4	743,946	Busia
41	Siaya	Nyanza	2,496.1	842,304	Siaya
42	Kisumu	Nyanza	2,009.5	968,909	Kisumu
43	Homa Bay	Nyanza	3,154.7	963,794	Homa Bay
44	Migori	Nyanza	2,586.4	917,170	Migori
45	Kisii	Nyanza	1,317.9	1,152,282	Kisii
46	Nyamira	Nyanza	912.5	598,252	Nyamira
47	Nairobi	Nairobi	694.9	3,138,369	Nairobi (City)
	Totals		581,309.0	38,610,097	Nairobi

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Map of counties

Municipalities of Kenya

Capital of Kenya: Nairobi

Major towns:

Some smaller towns:

Karen

Kilima Mbogo

Nakuru

Ngong

Demography of Kenya

Government and politics of Kenya

Main article: Government of Kenya and Politics of Kenya

Branches of the government of Kenya

Executive arm of the government of Kenya

Legislative branch of the government of Kenya

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

Judicial branch of the government of Kenya

Supreme Court of Kenya

Foreign relations of Kenya

International organisation membership

Kenya is a member of: The Republic of Kenya is a member of:^[6]

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)
Organization 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

Military of Kenya

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of Kenya
Forces
Military history of Kenya
Military ranks of Kenya

Local government in Kenya

History of Kenya

Main article: History of Kenya, Timeline of the history of Kenya, and Current events of Kenya

Military history of Kenya
Related: Arab slave trade

Culture of Kenya

The arts in Kenya

Sports in Kenya

Economy and infrastructure of Kenya

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
Companies of Kenya
Currency of Kenya: Shilling
- ISO 4217: KES
Energy in Kenya
- Energy policy of Kenya
- Oil industry in Kenya
Health care in Kenya
Mining in Kenya
Kenya Stock Exchange
- Nairobi Stock Exchange
Tourism in Kenya
- Shopping malls in Kenya
- Hypermarkets in Kenya
Transport in Kenya
List of airlines in Kenya
- Air transport in Kenya
  - Airports in Kenya
  - Kenya Airways
- Rail transport in Kenya
- Roads in Kenya
Water supply and sanitation in Kenya

Education in Kenya

Health in Kenya

References

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External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Kenya

Government

Government Spokesperson Office of the Government Spokesperson of the Republic of Kenya.
Government of Kenya Official site.
Kenya Law Reports Kenyan Legislation, Case Law, Official Gazette Notices and legal Info.
State House Kenya Official site State House, Kenya.
Central Bank of Kenya Currency exchange rates official site.

News

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation State run media organisation
Daily Nation Online Local independent newspaper
Business Daily Africa Kenya's Financial Daily
The East African Authoritative Weekly
East African Business Week Business News for Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi
The Standard Online Local independent newspaper
allAfrica.com – Kenya news headlines
IRIN Kenya humanitarian news and analysis

Overviews

Rural poverty in Kenya (IFAD)
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Kenya – Country Page
CIA World Factbook – Kenya
US State Department – Kenya includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
Guardian (UK) Special Report Recent reports and

Directories

Columbia University Libraries – Kenya directory category of the WWW-VL
Open Directory Project – Kenya directory category
Stanford University – Africa South of the Sahara: Kenya directory category
East African Web Directory Kenya Web sites

Travel & Tourism

Kenya Tourist Board (Magical Kenya) Official travel and tourism guide.
Kenya travel guide from Wikivoyage
Kenya Photos

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