Kenya
- Official Name:
- Republic of Kenya (Kenya)
- Area:
- 582.650 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 36.913.721 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 536 km
- Capital:
- Nairobi
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Mombasa
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- Political divisions:
- 7 provinces and 1 area; Central, Coast, Eastern, Nairobi Area, North Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western
- Language(s):
- English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 12 December (1963)
- Nationality:
- Kenyan(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 3.
- Member of:
- ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, EADB, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, ONUB, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .ke
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Kenyan shilling (KES) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD1.200 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 17.430.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 5,7% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2004 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 16,3%
- Industry: 18,8%
- Services: 65%
- Labor force:
- 1.955.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2003):
-
- Agriculture 75%
- Industry and services: 25%
- Unemployment rate:
- 40% (2001 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 10,5% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 19,2% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD4.448.000.000
- Expenditures: USD5.377.000.000
- Public debt:
- 50,5% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD -1.119.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 3.614.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement
- Exports - Partners:
- Uganda 15,1%, UK 10,4%, US 9,4%, Netherlands 8,1%, Tanzania 7,3%, Pakistan 4,6% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 6.602.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and transportation equipment, petroleum products, motor vehicles, iron and steel, resins and plastics
- Imports - partners:
- UAE 11,4%, US 10,2%, India 8,6%, Saudi Arabia 8%, South Africa 7,4%, China 7,4%, UK 5,6%, Japan 4,1% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 2.350.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 6.675.000.000 (2006)
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