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Kenya

Republic of Kenya

Safari country · capital Nairobi

Photo: David Heiling / Unsplash

CapitalNairobi
CurrencyKenyan shilling (KES)
PowerType G · 240 V
LanguagesEnglish, Swahili

Kenya is East Africa’s safari gateway, with Nairobi’s airport as a regional hub and national parks a short flight or drive away. Visitors apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation before travel, and mobile money is part of everyday life.

Region
Africa · Eastern Africa
Population
53.3M (53,330,978)
Area
580,367 km²

Right now in Nairobi

Local time in Nairobi — Africa/Nairobi
Weather in Nairobi
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7-day forecast for Nairobi

Upcoming public holidays

National holidays in Kenya over the next 12 months. See the full calendar.

Practical facts

Languages
English, Swahili
Calling code
+254
Internet domain
.ke
Currency
Kenyan shilling (KES)
Time zones
Africa/Nairobi

Power

Plug type: Type G

Voltage 240 V · Frequency 50 Hz

Check your charger’s label — most phone and laptop chargers accept 100–240 V and only need a plug adapter. Adapter guide.

Airports in Kenya

+ 4 more airports — use search to find them.

Bordering countries

Know before you go

Source: Wikipedia — Kenya, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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