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Area > Comparative slightly more than twice the size of Nevada
Area > Comparative to US places slightly more than twice the size of Nevada
Area > Land	569,250 sq km		[47th of 238]
Area > Land (per capita)	14.998 sq km per 1,000 people		[98th of 227]
Area > Total	582,650 sq km		[53rd of 250]
Area > Total (per capita)	15.352 sq km per 1,000 people		[100th of 231]
Area > Water	13,400 sq km		[33rd of 239]
Area > Water (per capita)	353.06 sq km per million people		[61st of 225]
Capital city with population	Nairobi - 2,000,000
Climate varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior
Coastline	536 km		[112nd of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mount Kenya 5,199 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Indian Ocean 0 m
Forested Land	30%		[83rd of 193]
Geographic coordinates	1 00 N, 38 00 E
Geography > Note the Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa; glaciers are found on Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest peak; unique physiography supports abundant and varied wildlife of scientific and economic value
highest towns > Town/City	Nyahururu
Irrigated land	1,030 sq km		[93rd of 196]
Irrigated land (per capita)	31.466 sq km per million people		[139th of 167]
Land area > sq. km	569,140 km²		[45th of 206]
Land area > sq. km (per capita)	16.614 km² per 1,000 people		[82nd of 206]
land border lengths > J-L > Number of neighbours	5		[3rd of 16]
land border lengths > J-L > Total Borders	3,477 km		[5th of 16]
Land boundaries > Border countries Ethiopia 861 km, Somalia 682 km, Sudan 232 km, Tanzania 769 km, Uganda 933 km
Land boundaries > Total	3,477 km		[53rd of 166]
Land boundaries > Total (per capita)	91.611 km per million people		[123rd of 164]
Land use > Arable land	8.01%		[126th of 258]
Land use > Other	91.02%		[103rd of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0.97%		[117th of 258]
Largest city with population	Nairobi - 2,000,000
Location Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania
Map references Africa
Maritime claims > Continental shelf 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[64th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[131st of 191]
Natural hazards recurring drought; flooding during rainy seasons
Natural resources limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower
northernmost point > Latitude	05°35'N
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]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land	561.05 people/km² of arable lan		[42nd of 188]
Surface area > sq. km	580,370 km²		[46th of 206]
Surface area > sq. km (per capita)	16.942 km² per 1,000 people		[82nd of 207]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mount Kenya
Terrain low plains rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau in west

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