Kenya
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Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for
the following climate stations in Kenya
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| Official name: |
Republic of Kenya
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| Capital: |
Nairobi
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| Area: |
total: 582,650 sq km
water: 13,400 sq km
land: 569,250 sq km
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| Climate: |
varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior
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| Location: |
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania
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| Geographic coordinates: |
1 00 N, 38 00 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly more than twice the size of Nevada
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 3,477 km
border countries: Ethiopia 861 km, Somalia 682 km, Sudan 232 km, Tanzania 769 km, Uganda 933 km
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| Coastline: |
536 km
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| Terrain: |
low plains rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau in west
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Kenya 5,199 m
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Map of Kenya
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