- Full Country Name: Republic of Kenya
- Capital: Nairobi
- Language: Swahili and English.
- Currency: Kenya shilling (KES) = 100 cents.
- People: Around 70 different ethnic groups, 22% Kikuyu, 14% Luhya, 13% Luo, 12% Kalenjin, 11% Kamba, 6% Kisii, 6% Meru, 16% other. Europeans and Asians form 1% of the population.
- Life Expectancy: Male: 48.87, Female: 47.09.
- Religion: 35% Protestant, 30% Roman Catholic, 30% Muslim, 5% Animist.
- Size (sq km): 580,000 (47th)
- Population: 34.2 million (34th)
- Population Density per sq km: 59 (140th)
- Country Dialling Code: 254
- Internet Country Code: .ke
- Time Zone: GMT +3
- Voltage Guide: 220/240 AC, 50Hz.
- Finance: Major credit cards and traveller's cheques widely accepted.
- Business Hours: 0800-1300, 1400-1700 Monday-Friday.
- GDP: US$23.9 billion
- GDP per Capita: US$360
- Annual Growth: 1.6%
- Inflation: 4.5%
- Major Industries: small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, beer, batteries, textiles, flour), agricultural processing, oil refining, chemicals, cement, tourism.
- Major Trading Partners: Uganda, Tanzania, UK, Germany, UAE, South Africa.
- Personal Safety: Not the safe haven it once was. Muggings and carjackings commonplace. Tourists frequently targeted in Nairobi. Do not walk on the beach road, ever.