<item><hi format=bold>International disputes:</hi> administrative boundary with Sudan does not coincide with international boundary; possible claim by Somalia based on unification of ethnic Somalis
<item><hi format=bold>Climate:</hi> varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior
<item><hi format=bold>Terrain:</hi> low plains rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau in west
<item><hi format=bold>Natural resources:</hi> gold, limestone, soda ash, salt barytes, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife
<item><hi format=bold>Land use:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>arable land:</hi> 3%
<item>• <hi format=ital>permanent crops:</hi> 1%
<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 7%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 4%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 85%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> 520 sq km (1989)
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> water pollution from urban and industrial wastes; degradation of water quality from increased use of pesticides and fertilizers; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; poaching
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> NA
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> party to—Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling; signed, but not ratified—Biodiversity, Climate Change
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<item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> the Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa; glaciers on Mt. Kenya; unique physiography supports abundant and varied wildlife of scientific and economic value