General
Country Name:   Republic of Kenya
Capital:   Nairobi

Government type:
Republic

Independence Day:
December 12, 1963

Head of State:
President Mwai Kibaki

Suffrage 
18 Years

Location 
Kenya lies across the equator on the East Coast of Africa. It borders Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan to the North, Uganda to the West, Tanzania to the South and the Indian Ocean to the East.

Area 
Land: 569,250 sq km
Water: 13,400 sq km
Total area:   582,650 sq km 
 
 
Terrain 
Low plains rise to central highlands bisected by the Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau to the west. 
 
Elevation Extremes 
Lowest Point: Indian Ocean at Zero (0) m
Highest Point: Mount Kenya (5,199 m) 
 
 
Coastline 
536 km 
 
Climate 
Kenya enjoys a tropical climate with plenty of sunshine all year round. Long rains occur in April to June and short rains from October to December. 
 
Administrative Divisions 
Eight (8) Provinces: Nairobi Area, Central, Coast, Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western and North Eastern Provinces. The provinces are divided into administrative areas known as Districts. 
 
Major Towns 
Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret 
 
Population 
Population : 33.17 million (2004)
Population growth : 2.95 % (2004)
Birth rate : 27.82 births/1000 
Death rate : 14.65/deaths/1000  
 
 
Religion 
Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%,
other indigenous beliefs 10%, other 2%. 
 
Ethnic Groups 
Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%,
other African 15%, Asian, European and Arab 1%. 
 
Languages 
English: Official 
Kiswahili: National 
Numerous local languages 
 
 
Economy 
Currency: Kenyan Shillings (kes); 1 kes= 100cents
GDP (Purchasing power parity):   US $ 35 billion (2004 est.) 
GDP – real growth rate: 4.9% (2005 est) 
 
 
GDP composition by sector 
Agriculture: 24%
Industry: 13%
Services: 63%
Inflation rate: 9.8% (2003)
Per Capita Income: (Purchasing power:) US $ 1,100 (2004 est.)
Literacy Rate: 86%
Labour force: 15,988.074 (2005 Labour Force projection est.) 
 
 
Industry 
Small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, soap, cigarettes, flour);
agricultural products processing, oil refining, chemicals, cement, tourism. 
 
Agriculture 
Coffee, tea, maize, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, vegetables, dairy products, beef, pork, poultry, eggs, sisal, cut flowers, beans.
Arable land : 7%,   Permanent crops : 1%.  
 
Natural resources 
Gold, limestone, soda ash, salt barites, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower. 
 
Exports 
Tea, coffee, Horticultural Products, fish, cement, petrolum products, soda ash, precious stones. 
 
Export Partners  
Uganda, Tanzania, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Pakistan, Egypt, Germany, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan. 
 
Imports 
Machinery and transportation equipment, petroleum products, motor vehicles, iron, steel, resins and plastics, agriculture machinery and medical equipment. 
 
 
Import Partners 
UK, Uganda, UAE, Japan, India, Pakistan, Tanzania, Germany,
Saudi Arabia, China, Netherlands, France, USA, Israel. 
 
Communications 
Telephone country code: 254
International country code: ke 
 
 
Transportation 
Airports: 230 (2002)
Railways: total 2,778 km
Highways: total 63,942 km
Waterways (part of L. Victoria is within Kenya's boundaries)
Ports and Harbours: Kisumu, Lamu, Mombasa
 
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