Kenya

Country in Eastern Africa

Kenya is a country in Eastern Africa, with its capital in Nairobi. About 57.5 million people live there (2025), making it the 26th most populous of the 195 countries. At 580,367 km², it is the 47th largest country by area. It borders Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

Kenya at a glance

Capital: Nairobi
Population (2025): 57.5 million
Area: 580,367 km²
Density: 99 per km²
Official languages: English, Swahili
Currency: Kenyan shilling
People: Kenyan
Calling code: +254
Internet domain: .ke
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Kenya?

How Kenya compares

Population rank

26th of 195

7th of 54 in Africa

Size rank

47th of 195

23rd of 54 in Africa

Crowding

99 per km²

More crowded than 53% of countries

Similar in size: Botswana (582,000 km²).
Similar population: Italy (58.9 million).
Kenya is the only place that uses the Kenyan shilling.
English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.
Swahili is also an official language in 3 other countries: DR Congo, Tanzania and Uganda.

The flag of Kenya

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Kenya in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Kenya

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Kenya so far, from 95 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

35% right

21st hardest of 176 · 72 answers

Its flag

78% right

76th hardest of 145 · 23 answers

Players find Kenya on the map in 35% of tries, which makes it one of the harder places to find. The most common wrong answer is Ethiopia.
Players recognise the flag of Kenya in 78% of tries.

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Countries that border Kenya

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

Quick quiz: Kenya

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1. Which is the flag of Kenya?
2. What is the capital of Kenya?
3. Which of these borders Kenya?

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Questions about Kenya

Is Kenya a country?

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

What is the capital of Kenya?

The capital of Kenya is Nairobi.

Which countries border Kenya?

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

How many countries border Kenya?

5. Kenya shares a land border with 5 countries.

How big is Kenya?

Kenya covers 580,367 km², about the same size as Botswana (582,000 km²).

Is Kenya hard to find on a map?

Yes, for many players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Kenya in 35% of 72 tries, 21st hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Ethiopia.

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