Location: Based in East Africa Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania.

 

Size: Kenya covers an area of 582,650 km².

 

Capital: Nairobi

 

Population: About 39 million

 

Language: Swahili

 

History: From the coast on the Indian Ocean the Low plains rise to central highlands. The highlands are bisected by Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau in west. The Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa. The highlands are the site of the highest point in Kenya: Mount Kenya, which reaches 5,199 m and is also the site of glaciers. Climate varies from tropical along the coast to arid in interior.