Kenya
Republic of Kenya · Eastern Africa
Kenya is a country in Eastern Africa, with Nairobi as its capital, home to about 57,532,493 people. Kenya shares land borders with 5 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Nairobi |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Africa |
| Currency | Kenyan shilling (KES Sh) |
| Calling code | +254 |
| ISO codes | KE / KEN / 404 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇰🇪 |
| Population | 57,532,493 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 580,367 km² |
| Languages | English, Swahili |
| Internet domain | .ke |
| Demonym | Kenyan |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of Kenya mean?
Kenya's black, red, green and white stripes carry meanings first set out by the Kenya African Union in 1952: black for the African population, red for the bloodshed of the struggle for independence, and green for the land, with white added later to represent peace when the design became the national flag at independence in 1963. The black, red and white Maasai shield and crossed spears laid over the stripes symbolize the country's readiness to defend its freedom, and were chosen deliberately as a unifying national emblem rather than one tied to any single political party.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Kenya
About Kenya
Kenya, officially Republic of Kenya, is a United Nations member state in Eastern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Nairobi. It shares land borders with 5 countries. The official currency is the Kenyan shilling (Sh), using the code KES.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Kenya for Nairobi’s own facts and history.
To call Kenya from abroad, dial the country code +254. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes KE (alpha-2) and KEN (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 57,532,493.
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How Kenya compares
- Area: 580,367 km², ranking 47 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 57,532,493, ranking 26 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 99 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 5, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Kenya
6 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, green, white, black). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.