Kenya

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Republic of Kenya

Capital
Nairobi
Population
55.3M (2023)26th/241
Area
581k km²45th/241
Density
95.3/km²
Nominal GDP
$136B (2025)64th/195
GDP per capita
$7,591 (2025)148th/193
HDI
0.628145th/194
Life expectancy
63.6 years196th/216
Fertility rate
3.1751st/216
Unemployment rate
5.5%85th/187
CO₂ emissions
21.2 Mt CO₂86th/200
Forest area
6.2%166th/199
Internet users
35%157th/181
Currency
Kenyan Shilling (KES)

Land borders — Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Sudan, Uganda, Somalia, Sudan