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Sub Saharan Africa

Kenya
Last reviewed: 27 April 2012

Country information

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Country Facts

Area: 580,370 sq km (224,081 sq miles)
Population: 39,002,772 (July 2009 est, CIA World Fact Book)
Capital city: Nairobi
People (approx): Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 15%, Luo 12%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, Other African 10%, Other (Asian, Arab, European) 1%
Language(s): English, Kiswahili, various indigenous languages
Religion(s): Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 12%, indigenous beliefs 10%,
Currency: Kenyan Shilling (KSH)
President: Emilio Mwai Kibaki (sworn in 30th December December 2007)
Vice President (and Minister for Home Affairs): Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka
Prime Minister: Raila Odinga (sworn-in 17 April 2008)
Foreign Minister: Sam Ongeri (appointed 26 March 2012)
Major Political parties: Parties at the last election included the Party of National Unity (PNU) and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), and the smaller Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya (ODM-K).
Membership of international groupings/organisations: UN, Commonwealth, African Union, WTO, East African Community (EAC), Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).

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Useful links

• DFID - Country Profiles, Africa, Kenya
• British Council, Kenya
 
• UK Trade & Investment Country Profile: Kenya
• IMF Country Reports - Kenya
• United Nations Development Programme
• World Bank
• East African Community
• Intergovernmental Authority on Development
• Hansard
• BBC News Country Profile: Kenya
• BBC News: Africa
 
• Fit For Travel

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