Its Indian Ocean coastline stretches for 480km of vast uninterrupted white sand beaches fringed with palms, casuarinas, oleanders and brilliant bougainvillea, washed by incredible sparkling blue waters of an opal Indian Ocean, makes the Kenya coast one of the most idyllic resort areas anywhere in the world - unforgettable for those who has been there.
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Religions Protestant 38%, Roman Catholic 28%, indigenous beliefs 26%, Muslim 7%, other 1%
note: a large majority of Kenyans are Christian, but estimates for the percentage of the population that adheres to Islam or indigenous beliefs vary widely
Government Type republic, election after every 5 years, president elected by the majority
Currency 1 Kenyan shilling (KSh) = 100 cents
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%
Natural Resources gold, limestone, soda ash, salt barites, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower |
