Kenya: flag, capital & map
Get to know Kenya, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Nairobi
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 57,532,493
- Area
- 580,367 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- English, Swahili
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Kenyan Shilling (KES)
- Land neighbours
- Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
Kenya straddles the equator in eastern Africa. Its capital is Nairobi.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Kenya
The flag of Kenya is composed of three equal horizontal bands of black, red with white top and bottom edges, and green. An emblem comprising a red, black and white Maasai shield covering two crossed white spears is superimposed at the center of the field.
Where it is
Kenya is grouped in Eastern Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 5 countries in this atlas: Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Kenya has a recorded area of 580,367 square kilometres. Among the 16 countries assigned to Eastern Africa in this dataset, it ranks 7 by area, from largest to smallest. Madagascar is immediately above it in that ordering, at 587,041 km². Uganda is immediately below it, at 241,550 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 57,532,493 people for Kenya in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 99 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are English and Swahili. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Kenyan Shilling (KES). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Kenya?
Reveal answer
Nairobi. Kenya straddles the equator in eastern Africa. Its capital is Nairobi.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Kenya?
Reveal answer
The flag of Kenya is composed of three equal horizontal bands of black, red with white top and bottom edges, and green. An emblem comprising a red, black and white Maasai shield covering two crossed white spears is superimposed at the center of the field.
Which land neighbours of Kenya are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. The source classifies Kenya as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Kenya?
Reveal answer
English and Swahili. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Kenya.
Which currency codes are listed for Kenya?
Reveal answer
Kenyan Shilling (KES). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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