| Kenya |
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| Geography | |
| Location: | Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania. |
| Area: | total:
580,367 sq km land: 569,140 sq km water: 11,227 sq km |
| Natural Resources: | limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower |
| Population and Health | |
| Population: | 40,046,566 (July 2010 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14
years: 42.3% (male 8,523,439/female 8,400,101) 15-64 years: 55.1% (male 11,076,919/female 10,979,250) 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 483,358/female 583,499) (2010 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 2.588% (2010 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 35.14 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) |
| Death rate: | 9.26 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at
birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2010 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total:
53.49 deaths/1,000 live births male: 56.28 deaths/1,000 live births female: 50.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total
population: 58.82 years male: 58.33 years female: 59.32 years (2010 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 4.38 children born/woman (2010 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | 6.7% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 1.2 million (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | 150,000 (2003 est.) |
| Literacy: | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85.1% male: 90.6% female: 79.7% (2003 est.) |
| Economy | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity): | $63.73 billion (2009 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate): | $30.57 billion (2009 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate: | 2% (2009 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): | $1,600 (2009 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector: | agriculture:
19.7% industry: 17.2% services: 62.1% (2009 est.) |
| Labor force - by occupation: | agriculture:
75% industry and services: 25% (2007 est.) |
| Population below poverty line: | 50% (2000 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): | 9.3% (2009 est.) |
| Investment (gross fixed): | 20.5% of GDP (2009 est.) |
| Agriculture - products: | tea, coffee, corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, vegetables; dairy products, beef, pork, poultry, eggs |
| Industries: | small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, clothing, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural products, horticulture, oil refining; aluminum, steel, lead; cement, commercial ship repair, tourism |
| Industrial production growth rate: | 3.7% (2009 est.) |
| Exports - commodities: | tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement |
| Currency (code): | Kenyan shilling (KES) |
| Fiscal year: | 1 July - 30 June |
| Others | |
| Nationality: | noun:
Kenyan(s) adjective: Kenyan |
| Religions: |
Protestant
45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous beliefs 10%, other 2% note: a large majority of Kenyans are Christian, but estimates for the percentage of the population that adheres to Islam or indigenous beliefs vary widely |
| Languages: |
English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages |
| Country name: | conventional
long form: Republic of Kenya conventional short form: Kenya former: British East Africa |
| Government type: | republic |
| Capital: | name:
Nairobi geographic coordinates: 1 17 S, 36 49 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Administrative divisions: | 7 provinces and 1 area*; Central, Coast, Eastern, Nairobi Area*, North Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western |
| Independence: | 12 December 1963 (from UK) |
| Legal system: | based on Kenyan statutory law, Kenyan and English common law, tribal law, and Islamic law; judicial review in High Court; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations; constitutional amendment of 1982 making Kenya a de jure one-party state repealed in 1991 |
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| Source : CIA The World Factbook |
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