Kenya
Kenya 🇰🇪 is a country in Sub-Saharan Africa with a population of approximately ~55.3 million. Its capital is Nairobi. This is the complete reference for identifying Kenya in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Flag | 🇰🇪 |
| Continent / region | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Capital | Nairobi |
| Population | ~55.3 million |
| ISO codes | KE / KEN |
| Coordinates | -1.28°, 36.81° |
| Bordering countries | Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda |
Famous for
Known for safari and the Maasai Mara.
How Kenya appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Kenya is identified through the clue sequence: sub-saharan africa first, then population range (~55.3 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Nairobi), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Kenya is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Sub-Saharan Africa.
Neighboring countries
More Sub-Saharan Africa country guides
Capital Khartoum · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~50.0 million
Capital Luanda · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~36.7 million
Capital Accra · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~33.8 million
Capital Maputo · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~33.6 million
Capital Antananarivo · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~31.2 million
Capital Yamoussoukro · Sub-Saharan Africa · Pop. ~31.2 million
Reading Kenya in MapDash context
Kenya is one of the data points covered by this site’s country-guessing geography puzzles dataset. The detail above comes directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across recognized sovereign countries.
The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for Kenya is typically a peer within recognized sovereign countries with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Kenya?
The capital of Kenya is Nairobi.
What continent is Kenya in?
Kenya is in Sub-Saharan Africa.
What is the population of Kenya?
Kenya has a population of approximately ~55.3 million.
What countries border Kenya?
Kenya borders Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda.
What is Kenya famous for?
Known for safari and the Maasai Mara.