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Turkana Boy, a 1.6-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil
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The Republic of Kenya is named after Mount Kenya, which was first recorded by German explorer Johann Ludwig Krapf in the 19th century.

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Kenya

Population
57.5M
Area
580,367 km²
Capital
Nairobi
Continent
Africa
26th most populous country in the world

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 53.3 million as of mid-2025, it is the 27th-most populous country in the world and the seventh-most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi.

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Turkana Boy, a 1.6-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil
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The Turkana Boy, a 1.6-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil, was discovered in Kenya in 1984.

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Kenya

Population
57.5M
Area
580,367 km²
Capital
Nairobi
Continent
Africa
26th most populous country in the world

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 53.3 million as of mid-2025, it is the 27th-most populous country in the world and the seventh-most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi.

From the “History” section

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Photo: Claire Houck from New York City, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Turkana Boy, a 1.6-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil
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The Swahili city-states along the Kenyan coast were recognized as an indigenous development despite foreign influences due to trade.

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Kenya

Population
57.5M
Area
580,367 km²
Capital
Nairobi
Continent
Africa
26th most populous country in the world

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 53.3 million as of mid-2025, it is the 27th-most populous country in the world and the seventh-most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi.

From the “History” section

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Photo: Claire Houck from New York City, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Turkana Boy, a 1.6-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil
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The Nandi Resistance (1890–1906) was the most prolonged military challenge to British colonial establishment in East Africa.

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Kenya

Population
57.5M
Area
580,367 km²
Capital
Nairobi
Continent
Africa
26th most populous country in the world

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 53.3 million as of mid-2025, it is the 27th-most populous country in the world and the seventh-most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi.

From the “History” section

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Photo: Claire Houck from New York City, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Turkana Boy, a 1.6-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil
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Kenya became a republic on 12 December 1964, with Jomo Kenyatta as its first president.

Kenya
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Kenya

Population
57.5M
Area
580,367 km²
Capital
Nairobi
Continent
Africa
26th most populous country in the world

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 53.3 million as of mid-2025, it is the 27th-most populous country in the world and the seventh-most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Claire Houck from New York City, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

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