Land area

569,259 sq km

Population

38.6m (2010 national census)

Main towns

Population in '000, 2010 census

Nairobi (capital): 3,100

Nakuru: 1,603

Mombasa: 939

Kisumu: 968

Climate

Tropical

Weather in Nairobi (altitude 1,820 metres)

Hottest month, February, 13-28°C; coldest month, July, 11-23°C; driest month, August, 24 mm average rainfall; wettest month, April, 266 mm average rainfall

Languages

English, Kiswahili and more than 40 local ethnic languages

Religion

Christian (80%), Muslim (10%), other (10%)

Measures

Metric system

Currency

Kenya shilling (KSh) = 100 cents

Fiscal year

July 1st-June 30th

Time

3 hours ahead of GMT

Public holidays

January 1st; Good Friday; Easter Monday; May 1st; June 1st; Eid ul Fitr; Christmas holiday, December 25th-26th