Kenya is in Eastern Africa (Africa) and borders Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia. Its capital is Nairobi. Approximate coordinates: 1°N, 38°E, with land on both sides of the Equator.

Which continent is Kenya in?

Kenya is in Africa, in the Eastern Africa region.

What is the capital of Kenya?

The capital of Kenya is Nairobi.

Which country is Nairobi in?

Nairobi is the capital of Kenya, in Eastern Africa.

How many provinces does Kenya have?

Kenya has 6 provinces and 2 other regions: Central, Coast, Eastern, Nairobi, North-Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western.

Yes. Kenya is an independent country and one of the 193 UN member states.

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Kenya is a country in Africa, in Eastern Africa. Been there? Click it on the globe to add it to your map.

At a glance

Kenya borders 5 countries: Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan and Somalia. Capital: Nairobi.

Capital: Nairobi
Continent: Africa · Eastern Africa
Status: UN member state
Population: 52,573,973
Area: 594,836 km²

0.7% of the world’s people, 0.4% of its land

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Provinces of Kenya

Kenya is divided into 6 provinces and 2 other regions.

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Map of Kenya with its 6 provinces and 2 other regions

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How Kenya is divided

The administrative levels of Kenya, from the whole country down, and which ones you can mark on VisitedAtlas.

Level	Number	On VisitedAtlas
Country	1	✓ Yes
Provinces and other regions	8	✓ YesMark on the map
Counties	47	Not yet
Sub-counties	290	Not yet

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Kenya’s 290 sub-counties: not on VisitedAtlas yetBoundaries: IEBC, OCHA ROSEA via geoBoundaries (CC BY 3.0 IGO)

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Questions about Kenya

Where is Kenya?: Kenya is in Eastern Africa (Africa) and borders Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia. Its capital is Nairobi. Approximate coordinates: 1°N, 38°E, with land on both sides of the Equator.
Which continent is Kenya in?: Kenya is in Africa, in the Eastern Africa region.
What is the capital of Kenya?: The capital of Kenya is Nairobi.
Which country is Nairobi in?: Nairobi is the capital of Kenya, in Eastern Africa.
How many provinces does Kenya have?: Kenya has 6 provinces and 2 other regions: Central, Coast, Eastern, Nairobi, North-Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western.
Does Kenya have states?: No. Kenya is divided into 6 provinces and 2 other regions.
Is Kenya a country?: Yes. Kenya is an independent country and one of the 193 UN member states.
Which countries border Kenya?: Kenya borders 5 countries: Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan and Somalia.

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