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Kenya - Physical geography

Area : 581 000 Km2
Water : 2.3 %
Lands under cultivation : 8 %
Wild pasture lands : 37 %
Forests : 30 %

Min. Height : 0 m (Indian Ocean)
Max. Height : 5199 m (Mt Kenya)


Kenya - Climate
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Temperatures °C (degrees Celsius) in Nairobi
Rainfall (mm) in Nairobi
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Kenya - People
Nationality : Kenyan
Main language(s) : English, Swahili

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Population (2005) : 34 210 000 people
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Density : 59 people / Km2
Fertility rate : 5 children / woman
Life expectancy : 48 years
Urban population : 40 %

Main cities :
2 000 000 people Nairobi (capital)
600 000 people Mombasa
205 000 people Kisumu
125 000 people Nakuru


Kenya - Economy
Currency : Schilling (KES) = 100 Cents
Rate of exchange (Sept.2004) :

1 Euro = 96.7 Schillings (KES)

GDP (Gross Domestic Product), 2002 : 11.8 billion dollars
GDP per capita, 2002 : 345 dollars
GNP (Gross National Product), 2005 : 18.04 billion dollars
GNP per capita, 2005 : 527 dollars


Kenya - Miscellaneous information
MAIN NATURAL RESOURCES (world rank 2003) :
- Tea (4)
- Sweet potatoes (8)
- Coffee (19)
- Corn (26)
- Sugar cane (28)
- Wood (28)
- Oxen (23)
- Sisal (5)
- Fluorine
RECORDS :
- 3rd largest lake in the world (1st in Africa) = Victoria (69 000 Km2). See also Uganda and Tanzania.


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