Official Name: Republic of Kenya
Capital:Nairobi
Total Area: 224,962.42 sq mi ~ 582,650.00 sq km
(About twice the size of Nevada)
Population:31,339,770 (July 2002 est.)
Tribes:
22% Kikuyu, 14% Luhya, 13% Luo, 12% Kalenjin, 11% Kamba, 6% Kisii,
6% Meru
Languages:
English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages
Religions:
Protestant 38%, Roman Catholic 28%, indigenous beliefs 26%, Muslim
7%, other 1%
Currency:
1 Kenyan shilling (Ksh) = 100 cents
Exchange rate: Ksh 78 to One Dollar US (June 2002)
GDP (per capita): $1,600 (1999 est.)
Labor Force (by occupation)
Agriculture 75%-80%
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%
Exports:
Tea, Coffee, Horticultural Products, Petroleum Products (1995)
Imports:
Machinery and Transportation Equipment, Petroleum Products, Iron
and Steel
Natural Resources: Gold, Limestone, Soda Ash, Salt Barites, Rubies,
Fluorspar, Garnets, Wildlife, Hydropower
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