| 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: | 45,010,056 (July 2014 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 42.1% (male 9,494,983/female 9,435,795) |
| 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 |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 40.71 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 63.52 years |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| Labor force - by occupation: | agriculture: 75% |
| 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 |
| 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 : UN_Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and other national surveys; United Nations Population Division Update date: August 2014 |
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