| COUNTRY FACTS: KENYA | |
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| Name(official): | Republic of Kenya |
| Name(short): | Kenya |
| Capital City: | Nairobi |
| Location: | Eastern Africa |
| Coordinate: | 1 00 N, 38 00 E |
| Independence: | (from Britain)12 December 1963 Became a republic 12 December 1964(Jamhuri Day) |
| President: |
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| Type of Government: | Republic |
| Total Area: | 582 650sq.km. |
| Population: | 39 802 000 (2009 estimate) |
| People: | 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: | christians78%, indigenous belief10%, muslim10%, others2% |
| Languages: | English and Kiswahili (official), plus numerous indigenous languages |
| Literacy: | 85.1%total, 90.6%male, 79.7%female (2003 est.) |
| Currency: | Kenyan shilling (1Ksh =100 cents) |
| GDP(per capita): | $1 100 (2005 est.) |
| Arable Land: | 8.01% (2005 est.) |
| Agriculture: | tea, coffee, corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables, diary products, beef, pork, poultry, eggs. |
| Natural resources: | limestone, soda ash, salt, zinc, gemstone, flourspar, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower. |
| Embassy in Japan: | Embassy of the Republic of Kenya, Chancery: 3-24-3, Yakumo, Meguro-ku. Post Code: 152-0023 Tel. 03-3723-4006/7 Embassy of the Republic of Kenya |
| General Info: | |
| International Phone Code: | +254 |
ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT
- Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Investment Promotion Center
- Export Processing Zone Authority
- Tea Board of Kenya
- Kenya Flower Council
- Kenya Bureau of Standards
- Kenya Revenue Authority
- Central Bank of Kenya
- Kenya Association of Manufacturers
- Centre for Business Information in Kenya (Export Promotion Council)
- Tourism:
- Kenya Tourist Board
- Kenya Wildlife Service
- Kenya Association of Tour Operators
- Ecotourism Society of Kenya
MAJOR CITIES
Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Kisumu, Eldoret, Thika.
NEWS
- Communications Commission of Kenya
- Coast Weeks
- East African Standards
- Kenya Times
- Nation Newspapers
- Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
Listed below are the 7 provinces and 1 area of Kenya:
Central, Coast, Eastern, North Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western and Nairobi Area.
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
- Central Bank of Kenya
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs