Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
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
Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area)
English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages
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
2.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
14
Location
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania
Area
27,830 km sq
580,367 km sq
Coastline
0 km
536 km
Climate
equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees centigrade but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January)
varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior
