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Kenya
| Country name |
conventional long form: Republic of Kenya
conventional
short form: Kenya
former: British East Africa | |
Government type |
republic | |
Capital |
Nairobi | |
Administrative divisions |
7 provinces and 1 area*; Central, Coast, Eastern, Nairobi Area*,
North Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western | |
National holiday |
Independence Day, 12 December (1963) |
| Suffrage |
18 years of age; universal | |
Location |
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia
and Tanzania | | Geographic
coordinates |
1 00 N, 38 00 E | |
Map references |
Africa | |
Area |
total: 582,650 sq km
water: 13,400 sq km
land: 569,250
sq km | | Area
- comparative |
slightly more than twice the size of Nevada |
| Land boundaries |
total: 3,477 km
border countries: Ethiopia 861 km, Somalia
682 km, Sudan 232 km, Tanzania 769 km, Uganda 933 km | |
Coastline |
536 km | |
Maritime claims - as described in UNCLOS 1982 (see Notes and
Definitions) |
territorial sea: 12 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
| Climate |
varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior |
| Terrain |
low plains rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift
Valley; fertile plateau in west | |
Elevation extremes |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Kenya
5,199 m | | Natural
resources |
gold, limestone, soda ash, salt, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower
| | Land
use |
arable land: 8.08%
permanent crops: 0.98%
other: 90.94% (2001) |
| GDP |
purchasing power parity - $34.68 billion (2004 est.) |
| GDP - real growth
rate |
2.2% (2004 est.) | |
GDP - per capita |
purchasing power parity - $1,100 (2004 est.) |
| GDP - composition
by sector |
agriculture: 19.3%
industry: 18.5%
services: 62.4% (2004 est.) |
| Labor force - by
occupation |
agriculture 75% (2003 est.) | |
Industries | Small-scale
consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, soap, cigarettes, flour),
agricultural products; oil refining, aluminum, steel, lead, cement; commercial
ship repair, tourism. | | Agriculture
- products |
Tea, coffee, corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, vegetables; dairy
products, beef, pork, poultry, eggs . | |
Exports |
$2.589 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) | |
Exports - commodities |
Tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish,
cement | |
Exports - partners |
Uganda 12.8%
UK 11.6%
US 10.4%
Netherlands 8.3%
Pakistan 5.1%
Egypt 4.7%
Tanzania 4.3% (2004) . |
| Imports |
$4.19 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) | |
Imports - commodities |
machinery and transportation equipment, petroleum products,
motor vehicles, iron and steel, resins and plastics | |
Imports - partners |
UAE 13.2%
Saudi Arabia 9.6%
South Africa 9.3%
US 8%
UK 7.2%
China 6.7%
Japan 5.4%
India 4.9% (2004) . |
| Currency |
Kenyan shilling (KES) | |
Currency code |
KES | |
Exchange rates |
Kenyan shillings per US dollar - 79.174 (2004), 75.936 (2003),
78.749 (2002), 78.563 (2001), 76.176 (2000) | |
Fiscal year |
1 July - 30 June | Source
: CIA The World Factbook, Kenya |
