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Kenya
Kenya is a country in Africa with 5 land neighbours — 17 countries in Africa have more. Its capital is Nairobi.
- Capital
- Nairobi
- Population
- 57.5 million
- Area
- 580,367 km²
- Land borders
- 5
- Currency
- Kenyan shilling (KES)
Neighbours
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Countries that border Kenya
5 land neighbours: Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
5 neighbours to keep in the right order.
17 countries in Africa have more than its 5 land borders; it is the same as the Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Uganda. Of the 10 possible pairings among them, 4 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Tanzania is the most connected of them, with 8 land borders of its own. All of them are on the Africa map with Kenya, and on the world map with everyone else.
5
land borders — 17 countries in Africa have more
4
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
8
borders on Tanzania, its most-connected neighbour
54
countries on the Africa map
The capital
Nairobi
In Capital Rush you see Kenya and four capitals; this is the right one. It comes up on the Africa map and the world map: twice the chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz shows this flag and four countries. Kenya is the right one.
- ISO code
- KE
- Currency
- Kenyan shilling (KES)
- Official languages
- English and Swahili
- Quiz maps
- Africa · World
Kenya, asked and answered
What countries border Kenya?
Kenya has 5 land neighbours: Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
What is the capital of Kenya?
Nairobi. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Kenya comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Kenya in?
Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that map, and one of 195 on the world map.
Where can I practise finding Kenya on a map?
On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Kenya is in the pool, along with all 5 of its neighbours.
Can you find Kenya on a blank map?
Its 5 neighbours are on the same map. Ten countries a round, picked at random: keep playing until it comes up. No sign-up.
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