Area > Comparative slightly more than twice the size of Nevada |
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Area > Land
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569,250 sq km |
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[47th of 238]
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Area > Total
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582,650 sq km |
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[53rd of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Nairobi - 2,000,000 |
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Climate varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior |
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Mount Kenya 5,199 m |
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Forested Land
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30% |
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[83rd of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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1 00 N, 38 00 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries Ethiopia 861 km, Somalia 682 km, Sudan 232 km, Tanzania 769 km, Uganda 933 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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8.01% |
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[126th of 258]
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Largest city with population
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Nairobi - 2,000,000 |
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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 |
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Population density
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50.61 people per sqkm |
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[144th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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60.19 people/m²
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[123rd of 204]
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Precipitation
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1,063 mm |
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[31st of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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580,370 km²
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[46th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mount Kenya |
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