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HistoryCentral Est. 1996
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Kenya

People

56,432,944
Population
World Bank · 2024
63.8 yrs
Life Expectancy
World Bank · 2024
31.9%
Urban Population
World Bank · 2024

Kenya is ethnically diverse, with the Kikuyu, Luhya, Luo, Kalenjin, and others, a diversity that strongly shapes its politics. Swahili and English are the official languages, alongside many local tongues.

Christianity is the dominant faith, with a Muslim minority concentrated on the coast and northeast, and traditional beliefs.

Society

Kenya has a young, growing, and increasingly urban and educated population, with a sizeable middle class, though poverty and ethnic-based politics persist.

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