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| Location | Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania |
| Geographic coordinates | 1 00 N, 38 00 E |
| Map references | africa |
| Area |
total: 582,650 sq km water: 13,400 sq km land: 569,250 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly more than twice the size of Nevada |
| Land boundaries |
total: 3,477 km border countries: ethiopia 861 km, somalia 682 km, sudan 232 km, tanzania 769 km, uganda 933 km |
| Coastline | 536 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
| Climate | varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior |
| Terrain | low plains rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau in west |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: indian ocean 0 m highest point: mount kenya 5,199 m |
| Natural resources | gold, limestone, soda ash, salt, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower |
| Land use |
arable land: 8.08% permanent crops: 0.98% other: 90.94% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 670 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | recurring drought; flooding during rainy seasons |
| Environment - current issues | water pollution from urban and industrial wastes; degradation of water quality from increased use of pesticides and fertilizers; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; poaching |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: biodiversity, climate change, desertification, endangered species, hazardous wastes, law of the sea, marine dumping, marine life conservation, ozone layer protection, ship pollution, wetlands, whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography note | the Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa; glaciers are found on Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest peak; unique physiography supports abundant and varied wildlife of scientific and economic value |
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