Kenya is located in East Africa, near the equator. It is bordered in the east by the Indian Ocean. Its neighboring nations include Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia. The eastern parts of Kenya consists of lowland areas, whereas the rest of the county comprises of highland regions.

The capital city of Kenya is Nairobi. It is a large city inhabited by over two million people. It is located in the Kenyan highlands, at an elevation of over two kilometers. This is why the climate in Nairobi is not as hot as elsewhere in the tropical zone. The city of Mombasa is located on the shore of the Indian Ocean.

Because Kenya does not receive as much rainfall as other regions in the tropical zone, the Kenyan vegetation is mostly comprised of savanna.