!!!Kenya: Geography
||Location|Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania
||Geographic Coordinates|1 00 N, 38 00 E[{GoogleMap location='1.0,38.0' zoom='4'}]
||Area |''total: ''580,367 sq km\\''land: ''569,140 sq km\\''water: ''11,227 sq km__\\''We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows:\\[Factbook|https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook]: 580367\\ [DBpedia|http://dbpedia.org]: 580365\\ [Geoname|http://www.geonames.org]: 582650\\ [Infoplease|http://www.infoplease.com]: 582650\\ [Britannica|http://www.britannica.com]: 582646\\ [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: 580367''__\\__Attempted Explanation__: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org]
||Land boundaries|''total: ''3,477 km\\''border countries: ''Ethiopia 861 km, Somalia 682 km, South Sudan 232 km, Tanzania 769 km, Uganda 933 km
||Coastline|536 km
||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Indian Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''Mount Kenya 5,199 m
||Highest Mountains|__Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\ According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Mount Kenya 5199 m; Nelion 4338 m; Mount Longonot 2777 m\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Mount Kenya 5199 m; Mount Elgon 4321 m; Opuru 2856 m; Oldoinyo Sapuk 2150 m\\ \\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] 
||Terrain|low plains rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau in west
||Natural Hazards|recurring drought; flooding during rainy seasons volcanism: limited volcanic activity; the Barrier (elev. 1,032 m) last erupted in 1921; South Island is the only other historically active volcano
||Natural Resource|limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower
||Land Use|''arable land: ''9.48%\\''permanent crops: ''1.12%\\''other: ''89.4% (2011)
||Climate|varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior
||Irrigated Land|1,032 sq km (2003)
||Renewable Water Resources|30.7 cu km (2011)
||Environment_CurrentIssues|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, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, 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
||Large Cities|Nairobi; Mombasa; Nakuru; Eldoret; Kisumu\\ __[[Verified]__\\[Important Cities|Geography/Africa/Kenya/Geography/Important_Cities]
||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