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Area > Comparative slightly more than twice the size of Nevada
Area > Land	569,250 sq km		[47th of 238]
Area > Total	582,650 sq km		[53rd of 250]
Capital city with population	Nairobi - 2,000,000
Climate varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mount Kenya 5,199 m
Forested Land	30%		[83rd of 193]
Geographic coordinates	1 00 N, 38 00 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Ethiopia 861 km, Somalia 682 km, Sudan 232 km, Tanzania 769 km, Uganda 933 km
Land use > Arable land	8.01%		[126th of 258]
Largest city with population	Nairobi - 2,000,000
Location Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania
Map references Africa
Natural hazards recurring drought; flooding during rainy seasons
Natural resources limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower
Population density	50.61 people per sqkm		[144th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	60.19 people/m²		[123rd of 204]
Precipitation	1,063 mm		[31st of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	580,370 km²		[46th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mount Kenya

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