Republic of Kenya

Republic of Kenya Jamhuri ya Kenya (Kiswahili)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Harambee" (Kiswahili) "Let us all pull together"
Anthem: Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu O God of all creation
Location of  Kenya  (dark blue) – in Africa  (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union  (light blue)
Capital and largest city	Nairobi 1°16′S 36°48′E / 1.267°S 36.800°E / -1.267; 36.800
Official languages	English Kiswahili
National language	Kiswahili
Ethnic groups (2016)	22% Kikuyu 14% Luhya 13% Luo 12% Kalenjin 11% Kamba 6% Kisii 6% Meru 15% other African 1% non-African
Demonym	Kenyan
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President	Uhuru Kenyatta
• Deputy President	William Ruto
• Speaker of the Senate	Ekwee Ethuro
• Speaker of the National Assembly	Justin Muturi
• Attorney General	Githu Muigai
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	National Assembly
Independence
• from the United Kingdom with respect to the Colony of Kenya and the Sultan of Zanzibar with respect to the Protectorate of Kenya	12 December 1963
• Republic declared	12 December 1964
Area
• Total	581,309 km2 (224,445 sq mi) (49th)
• Water (%)	2.3
Population
• 2016 estimate	46,661,552 (31st)
• 2009 census	38,610,097
• Density	78/km2 (202.0/sq mi) (124th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$152.735 billion
• Per capita	$3,360
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$69.170 billion
• Per capita	$1,521
Gini (2014)	42.5 medium · 48th
HDI (2014)	0.548 low · 145th
Currency	Kenyan shilling (KES)
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Date format	dd/mm/yy (AD)
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+254
ISO 3166 code	KE
Internet TLD	.ke
According to the CIA, estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of mortality because of AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex, than would otherwise be expected.

Coordinates: 1°N 38°E / 1°N 38°E / 1; 38

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Kenya (/ˈkɛnjə/; locally [ˈkɛɲa]), officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa and a founding member of the East African Community (EAC). Its capital and largest city is Nairobi. Kenya's territory lies on the equator and overlies the East African Rift covering a diverse and expansive terrain that extends roughly from Lake Victoria to Lake Turkana (formerly called Lake Rudolf) and further south-east to the Indian Ocean. It is bordered by Tanzania to the south and southwest, Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the north-west, Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north-east. Kenya covers 581,309 km² (224,445 sq mi), and had a population of approximately 48 million people in January 2017.