Geography Of Kenya

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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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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