Bahrain and Kenya Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Bahrain	Kenya
Leader
King: Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah	President: Mwai Kibaki
Population
1,248,348	43,013,341
Life Expectancy
78.290 years	63.070 years
Capital City
Manama	Nairobi
Largest city
Manama (population: 147,074)	Nairobi (population: 2,750,550)
Human Development Index
0.902	0.532
GDP per capita
$27,900 US	$1,800 US
Literacy Rate
86.5%	85.1%
Corruption Perception Index
5.4	2.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
13.8%	9.8%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
15.000%	40.000%
Death Penalty
Legal	Abolished in practice

Political System
constitutional monarchy	republic
Independence date
15 August 1971 (from UK)	12 December 1963 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)	Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous beliefs 10%, other 2% 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
Languages
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu	English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles	tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement
External Debt
$14,930,000,000 $	$8,947,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Bahraini dinars (BHD) per US dollar - 0.376 (2008 est.), 0.376 (2007), 0.376 (2006), 0.376 (2005), 0.376 (2004)	Kenyan shillings (KES) per US dollar - 68.358 (2008 est.), 68.309 (2007), 72.101 (2006), 75.554 (2005), 79.174 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
4.500%	2.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1	14
Location
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia	Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania
Area
760 km sq	580,367 km sq
Coastline
161 km	536 km
Climate
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers	varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior

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