Africa · Eastern AfricaKE · +254
Country profile / KE
Kenya
Republic of Kenya
Capital
Nairobi
Region
Africa
ISO
KE
Local time in Kenya
live · IANANairobi
Africa/Nairobi
Reference ledger
CapitalNairobiAdministrative seat
LanguagesEnglish, Swahili2 listed
CurrenciesKenyan shilling1 listed
Time zonesAfrica/Nairobi1 IANA identifier
Area580,367 km²Ranked 49 of 241 by area
Dialing+254International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 80% of places in this atlas.
At 580,367 km², Kenya ranks 49 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#49by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
5Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code KE is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +254 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Africa/Nairobi should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
Open Kenya in Google Maps ↗RegionAfrica
ISOKE
Borders5
Time zones1