Population Estimate: 53,771,296 million (Source: World Bank)
Area: 582,646 square kilometers
Borders: Tanzania (south), Ethiopia (north), Somalia (north east), South Sudan (north west), Uganda (west)
Independence Day: December 12, 1963
President: Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta
Major Religion: Christianity
Other Common Religions: Islam, Hinduism, Indigenous
Currency: Kenya shillings
Key Challenges: Governance, al Shabab terrorist attacks, resource conflicts, historical injustices, unemployment, road carnage
Interesting Fact: Kenya is the leading economy in the greater Horn of Africa region
~58.6 M
Population (est. 2026)
582,646 km²
Total area
USD 159 billion (2026 est.)
GDP nominal
GDP nominal
~USD 2,714 (2026)
GDP per capita
GDP per capita
4.5%
Growth forecast 2026
Growth forecast 2026
Kenya Shilling (KES)
Currency
Currency
Key indicators
Head of State
President William Samoei Ruto (since September 2022)
HDI Score
Christianity
Christianity (Protestant and Catholic majority)
Major Religion
Christianity
Christianity (Protestant and Catholic majority)
Official Languages
Swahili, English
Political & Geographic Profile
Human Development Index
Borders
Tanzania (south), Ethiopia (north), Somalia (northeast), South Sudan (northwest), Uganda (west)
Human Development Index
Key Memberships
EAC, IGAD, COMESA, AU, Commonwealth
Human Development Index
- Capital: Nairobi | Independence: 12 December 1963
- Population | 58.6 million (est. 2026, UN)
- Area | 582,646 km² | Indian Ocean coastline
- GDP (Nominal) | USD 159 billion (2026 est.)
- GDP per Capita | USD 2,714 (2026)
- GDP Growth | 4.5% (2026, IMF)
- Currency | Kenya Shilling (KES)
- Head of State | President William Samoei Ruto (since September 2022)
- Major Religion | Christianity (Protestant and Catholic majority)
- Other Religions | Islam, Hinduism, Indigenous beliefs
- Official Languages | Swahili, English
About Kenya
Capital: Nairobi