Kenya

Basic facts about Kenya

Country name: Kenya
Capital: Nairobi
Country code: 302
Continent: Africa
Currency name: Kenya shilling
Independence: 1963-12-12 00:00:00
Independent from: from the UK
Total area (km2): 580,367
Land area (km2): 569,140
Water area (km2): 11,227
Population: 44,037,656
Population note: 44,037,656 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Swahili English
All languages: English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages
Time zone: EAT (UTC+3) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)
Date format: dd/mm/yy
Drive on: left
Calling code: +254
Domain: .ke