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Republic of Kenya
Anthem: Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu "O God of All Creation"
Capital (and largest city)		Nairobi 1°16′S 36°48′E / 1.267°S 36.8°E / -1.267; 36.8
Official language(s)		Swahili, English[1]
Demonym		Kenyan
Government		Semi-presidential Republic
-	President	Mwai Kibaki
-	Prime Minister	Raila Odinga
Independence		from the United Kingdom
-	Date	12 December 1963
-	Republic declared	12 December 1964
Area
-	Total	580,367 km2 (47th) 224,080 sq mi
-	Water (%)	2.3
Population
-	July 2011 estimate	41 million (33rd)
-	August 24–25, 2009 census	38,610,097[2]
-	Density	67.2/km2 (140th) 174.1/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2010 estimate
-	Total	$66.032 billion[3]
-	Per capita	$1,661[3]
GDP (nominal)		2010 estimate
-	Total	$32.163 billion[3]
-	Per capita	$809[3]
HDI (2010)		0.470[4] (low) (128th)
Currency		Kenyan shilling (KES)
Time zone		EAT (UTC+3)
-	Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+3)
Drives on the		left
Internet TLD		.ke
Calling code		+254

The Republic of Kenya is a country in Eastern Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border. The country is named after Mount Kenya, a very significant landmark, and both were originally usually pronounced ˈkiːnjə in English although the native pronunciation and the one intended by the original transcription Kenia was ˈkenia. During the presidency of Jomo Kenyatta in the 1960s, the current pronunciation ˈkɛnjə became widespread in English too because his name was pronounced according to the original native pronunciation. Before 1920, the area now known as Kenya was known as the British East Africa Protectorate and so there was no need to mention mount when referring to the mountain.

1. ↑ Constitution (1998) art. 53 "the official languages of the National Assembly shall be Kiswahili and English and the business of the National Assembly may be conducted in either or both languages."
2. ↑ Official 2009 census results.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Kenya. International Monetary Fund. Retrieved on 30 April 2011.
4. ↑ Human Development Report 2010. United Nations (2010). Retrieved on 4 November 2010.^{[dead link]}