Passport card
Republic of Kenya
Kenya
- Capital
- Nairobi
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Kenyan shilling
- Languages
- Swahili and English
- People
- About 5.4 crore
- Size
- About 5.8 lakh km²
- Leader
- President William Ruto
- Free since
- 12 December 1963
- Time
- 2½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Nairobi
⭐ The equator runs right across the middle of Kenya.
Your Kenya stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Kenya
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Kenya
Turn the globe with your finger. Kenya has 5 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Kenya and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is almost 6 times the size of Kenya.
- PeopleIndia has about 27 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 5.4 crore in Kenya.
- DistanceNairobi is about 5,400 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeKenya is 2½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Nairobi.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Kenya, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Kenya
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Kenya's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Kenya back on the map
Kenya and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 6 back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Kenya worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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