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Kenya

Kenya (population 32.02 million) is a country in Eastern Africa bordering the Indian Ocean that covers an area of 582,650 square kilometers. Its boundaries border Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Somalia. The capital of Kenya is Nairobi.

According to the United Nations human development index (HDI), Kenya is ranked 148/177 countries worldwide (value 0.488)1 and 19/45 African countries for which an index is available. This places Kenya in the group of countries with low human development.