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Kenya - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Etymology 2 History Toggle History subsection 2.1 Prehistory 2.2 Swahili trade period 2.3 Early Portuguese presence 2.4 18th and 19th centuries 2.5 German Protectorate (1885–1890) 2.6 Nandi Resistance (1890–1906) 2.7 British Kenya (1888–1962) 2.8 Mau Mau Uprising 2.9 Somalis of Kenya referendum, 1962 2.10 Early independence period 2.11 First presidency 2.12 Moi era 2.13 Transition to multiparty democracy 2.14 President Kibaki and the road to a new constitution 2.15 Kenyatta and Ruto presidencies 3 Geography Toggle Geography subsection 3.1 Climate 3.2 Wildlife 3.3 Conservation 4 Government and politics Toggle Government and politics subsection 4.1 2013 elections and new government 4.2 Foreign relations 4.3 Armed forces 4.4 Administrative divisions 4.5 Human rights 5 Economy Toggle Economy subsection 5.1 Tourism 5.2 Agriculture 5.3 Industry and manufacturing 5.4 Transport 5.5 Energy 5.6 Chinese investment and trade 5.7 Vision 2030 5.8 Oil exploration 5.9 Action against pollution 5.10 Labour and human capital 5.11 Microfinance 6 Demographics Toggle Demographics subsection 6.1 Ethnic groups 6.2 Languages 6.3 Urban centres 6.4 Religion 6.5 Health 6.6 Women 6.7 Youth 6.8 Education 7 Culture Toggle Culture subsection 7.1 Literature 7.2 Music 7.3 Sports 7.4 Cuisine 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 Sources and further reading 12 External links Toggle the table of contents Kenya 274 languages Аԥсшәа Acèh Адыгабзэ Afrikaans Alemannisch አማርኛ Pangcah Aragonés Ænglisc Obolo अंगिका العربية الدارجة مصرى অসমীয়া Asturianu Kotava अवधी Aymar aru Azərbaycanca تۆرکجه Башҡортса Basa Bali Boarisch Žemaitėška Bikol Central Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Беларуская Betawi Български भोजपुरी Bislama Banjar ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ Bamanankan বাংলা བོད་ཡིག বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী Brezhoneg Bosanski Буряад Català Chavacano de Zamboanga 閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄ Нохчийн Cebuano کوردی Corsu Qırımtatarca Čeština Kaszëbsczi Чӑвашла Cymraeg Dansk Dagbanli Deutsch Thuɔŋjäŋ Zazaki Dolnoserbski डोटेली ދިވެހިބަސް ཇོང་ཁ Eʋegbe Ελληνικά Esperanto Español Eesti Euskara Estremeñu فارسی Fulfulde Suomi Võro Føroyskt Fɔ̀ngbè Français Arpetan Nordfriisk Frysk Gaeilge Gagauz Kriyòl gwiyannen Gàidhlig Galego گیلکی Avañe'ẽ गोंयची कोंकणी / Gõychi Konknni Ghanaian Pidgin ગુજરાતી Farefare Gaelg Hausa 客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî Hawaiʻi עברית हिन्दी Fiji Hindi Hrvatski Hornjoserbsce Kreyòl ayisyen Magyar Հայերեն Արեւմտահայերէն Interlingua Jaku Iban Bahasa Indonesia Interlingue Igbo Ilokano Ido Íslenska Italiano 日本語 Patois La .lojban. 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For other uses, see Kenya (disambiguation). 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826065042/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2012/Table03.pdf |archive-date=26 August 2020 |access-date=4 September 2017 |publisher=United Nations Statistics Division}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=United Nations Statistics Division – Demographic and Social Statistics |url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2012.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428204710/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2012.htm |archive-date=28 April 2015 |access-date=4 September 2017 |website=unstats.un.org}}</ref>"},"area_rank":{"wt":"48th "},"area_sq_mi":{"wt":"224,960 "},"percent_water":{"wt":"2.3"},"population_estimate":{"wt":"{{IncreaseNeutral}} 54,227,015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.knbs.or.ke/|title=The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics|website=The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics|access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref>"},"population_est…