| Location | Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania |
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| Geographic coordinates | 1 00 N, 38 00 E |
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| Zone | Africa |
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| Area | total: 582,650 sq km
land: 569,250 sq km
water: 13,400 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 3,477 km
border countries: Ethiopia 861 km, Somalia 682 km, Sudan 232 km, Tanzania 769 km, Uganda 933 km |
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| Coastline | 536 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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| Climate | varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior |
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| Terrain | low plains rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau in west |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Kenya 5,199 m |
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| Natural resources | limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower |
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| Irrigated land | 536 km |
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| Natural hazards | recurring drought; flooding during rainy seasons |
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Environment -
current issues | water pollution from urban and industrial wastes; degradation of water quality from increased use of pesticides and fertilizers; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; poaching |
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Environment -
international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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| Geography - note | the Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa; glaciers are found on Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest peak; unique physiography supports abundant and varied wildlife of scientific and economic value |
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