Kenya

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

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compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations; constitutional amendment of 1982 making Kenya a de jure one-party state repealed in 1991

Economy

GDP (purchasing power parity) $79.9 billion (2013 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate) $45.31 billion (2013 est.)
GDP - real growth rate 5.1% (2013 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP) $1,800 (2013 est.)
GDP - composition by sector

agriculture: 29.3% industry: 17.4% services: 53.3% (2013 est.)

Labor force - by occupation

agriculture: 75% industry and services: 25% (2007 est.)

Population below poverty line 43.4% (2012 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 5.8% (2013 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 5.1% (2013 est.)
Exports - commodities tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement
Currency (code) Kenyan shilling (KES)
Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June

Population and Health

Population 45,010,056 (July 2014 est.)
Age structure

0-14 years: 42.1% (male 9,494,983/female 9,435,795) 15-24 years: 18.7% (male 4,197,382/female 4,202,399) 25-54 years: 32.8% (male 7,458,665/female 7,302,534) 55-64 years: 2.8% (male 751,296/female 910,523) 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 548,431/female 708,048) (2014 est.)

Population growth rate 2.11% (2014 est.)
Birth rate 28.27 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Death rate 7 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Sex ratio

at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 40.71 deaths/1,000 live births male: 45.33 deaths/1,000 live births female: 35.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 63.52 years male: 62.06 years female: 65.01 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate 3.54 children born/woman (2014 est.)
Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old(any method) 46% (2007-2012)
Unmet need of contraceptive 25.6% (2009)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 1.646 million (2012)
HIV/AIDS - deaths 57,500 (2012)
Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.4% male: 90.6% female: 84.2% (2010 est.)

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