 Kenya
A starting point for your exploration of Kenya: Country
facts, links, news and photos.
 Republic
of Kenya
Capital: Nairobi
Area: 582,650 sq km
Borders to: Tanzania, Uganda,
Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan,
Population: approx. 30.7 million
Official language: English and Kiswahili
Religions: Prostestants (38%), Catholic (28%), Muslim(20%),
Indigenous/other beliefs(27%)
Literacy: 78.1 % of adult population (over 15 years)
Est. infant mortality: 68 per 1,000 live births
Life expectancy: 48 (Women), 47 (Men)
Type: Republic
President: Mwai Kibaki (since Dec. 2002)
GDP: $45.6 billion , $1,500 per capita
Agriculture is 25% of GDP and 75-80% of employment. Services are
62% of GDP.
Currency: Kenyan shilling (KES)
Natural resources and crops: gold, limestone, soda ash,
salt barites, coffee, tea, corn, wheat, fruit, vegetables, sugarcane
More facts and figures:
CIA
World Fact Book: Kenya
Jambo Bwana
Habari gani?
Muzuri sana!
Wageni wakaribishwa
Kenya yetu, hakuna matata
Kenyan song welcoming tourists in Swahili
LINKS:
Discussion groups
Yahoo discussion
list for members of the Kenyan
Community Abroad, KCA.
Newsgroup: soc.culture.kenya
group: Mwananchi -
Subscribe for the Kenyan discussion e-group
Human Rights
Tourism/travel
Misc
Personal websites about Kenya:
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