About Kenya

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 centsExchange 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