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Kenya

Country:            Kenya
Capital:              Nairobi
Area:                  582,646 KmSq.
Population:                32.4 mil.
Population Growth:    1.14% Birth Rate:              27.82/1,000 Death Rate             16.31/1,000 Sex:                                           At Birth:        1.03 male/female under 15 yrs:   1.02 male/female 15-64:            1.02 male/female 65- over :       0.76 male/female

Infant Mortality:  62.62 /1,000  death/live births Male:                         65.55/1,000 Female:                       59.6/1000 Below Poverty Line:       50% (2003)                                     

Life expectancy: 44.94 yrs        male:                   44.79  female:                45.1 (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS adult prev.:    6.7% (2003)  

Languages:       English (official), Kiswahili (official)

Ethnicities:   Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%, non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1%

Religion:         Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, indigenous beliefs 10%, Muslim 10%, other 2%

Economic growth GDP:                       1.5% (2003)
Economic Sector:
Agricultural:                  19.70%
Industry:                       18.60%
Services:                       61.80% (2003)                                   

Land use:                            Arable land:             8.08 % Permanent crops:     098. % Other:                   90.94 % (2001)

 

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