Jamhuri ya Kenya
Republic of Kenya
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Harambee"  (Swahili)
"Let us all pull together" 
Anthem: Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
"O God of All Creation"
 

 
Capital
(and largest city)		 Nairobi
1°16′S, 36°48′E
Official languages Swahili (since 1963), English[1]
Demonym Kenyan
Government Republic
 -  President Mwai Kibaki
 -  Prime Minister Raila Odinga
Independence from the United Kingdom 
 -  Date December 12, 1963 
 -  Republic declared December 12, 1964 
Area
 -  Total 580,367 kmē (47th)
224,080 sq mi 
 -  Water (%) 2.3
Population
 -  July 2005 estimate 34,707,8171 (34th)
 -  8 February 2007 census 31,138,735 
 -  Density 59/kmē (140th)
153/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate
 -  Total $48.33 billion (79th)
 -  Per capita $1,445 (156th)
HDI (2007) ▲ 0.521 (medium) (148th)
Currency Kenyan shilling (KES)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
 -  Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)
Internet TLD .ke
Calling code +254
2. 005 from Tanzania and Uganda.

The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border. The country is named after Mount Kenya, a very significant landmark,[2][3] and both were originally usually pronounced ˈkiːnjə[4] in English although the native pronunciation and the one intended by the original transcription Kenia was ˈkenia.[5] During the presidency of Jomo Kenyatta in the 1960s, the current pronunciation ˈkɛnjə became widespread in English too because his name was pronounced according to the original native pronunciation.[6] 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