| Country (long form) |
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 |
30,339,770 (July 2000 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS |
| 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% |
| Life Expectancy |
46.95 male, 49.04 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Kenyan shilling (KSh) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$1,600 (1999 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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