Kenya

Kenya is a country located in Eastern Africa along the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania, covering an area of approximately 580,367 square kilometers. As of 2025, Kenya has a population of over 55.7 million, with English and Kiswahili as official languages alongside numerous indigenous languages. The country features low plains rising to central highlands bisected by the Great Rift Valley, with climate varying from tropical along the coast to arid in the interior. Nairobi serves as the capital, and the government operates as a presidential republic.

Kenya is the third-largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa with a GDP of $124.50 billion and a GDP per capita of $5,800, driven by agriculture, transportation, services, manufacturing, telecommunications, tourism, and retail. Key agricultural products include sugarcane, milk, maize, bananas, tea, and potatoes, while natural resources include limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, wildlife, and hydropower. The unemployment rate is 5.4% as of 2025, but 38.6% of the population lives below the poverty line. Kenya continues to be one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa, supported by business-friendly policies, infrastructure investment, digital innovation, and an IMF program to address current account and debt service challenges.