- Population
- 56.4M
- Area
- 580,367 km²
- Languages
- English, Swahili
- Currency
- Kenyan shilling (KES)
- Drives on the
- Left
- Domain
- .ke
- Calling code
- +254
Why it sticks
- 1
Named after Mount Kenya (5,199 m), Africa's second-highest mountain.
- 2
Every year over a million wildebeest cross into the Maasai Mara during the Great Migration.
- 3
M-Pesa, launched here in 2007, pioneered mobile-phone money for millions without bank accounts.
- 4
Runners from the Rift Valley town of Iten dominate world long-distance running.
GeoGuessr
GeoGuessr coverage: Official coverage- A black snorkel is visible at the front right of the Google car in much of the coverage.
- Drives on the left; plates are yellow at the back and white at the front, format KAA 123A.
- Shops painted Safaricom green and matatu minibuses with loud graphics.
- Red soil and acacia savanna; signs in English and Swahili.
Coverage types
- GeoGuessr coverage: OfficialGoogle Street View in the official GeoGuessr maps
- GeoGuessr coverage: LimitedOnly a few cities or trekker routes
- GeoGuessr coverage: UnofficialUser photospheres only, not in official maps
- GeoGuessr coverage: NoneNo usable Street View coverage