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| Country |
: |
Republic of Kenya |
| Capital |
: |
Nairobi |
| Total Area |
: |
224,962.42 sq mi
582,650.00 sq km
(slightly more than
twice the size of Nevada) |
| Population |
: |
30,765,916 (July 2001 est.)
note: estimates for this
country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to
AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and
death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution
of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
: |
38,660,226 |
| Languages |
: |
English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous
languages |
| Literacy |
: |
78.1% total, 86.3% male, 70% female (1995
est.) |
| Religions |
: |
Protestant 38%, Roman Catholic 28%, indigenous beliefs 26%,
Muslim 7%, other 1%
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 |
| Life Expectancy |
: |
46.57 male, 48.44 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
: |
Republic |
| Currency |
: |
1 Kenyan shilling (KSh) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
: |
$1,500 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
: |
Small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries,
textiles, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural products processing; oil
refining, cement; tourism |
| Agriculture |
: |
Coffee, tea, corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, vegetables; dairy
products, beef, pork, poultry, eggs |
| Arable Land |
: |
7% |
| Natural Resources |
: |
Gold, limestone, soda ash, salt barites, rubies, fluorspar,
garnets, wildlife, hydropower |
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