Country
Kenya Armenia
Leader
Population
43,013,341 2,970,495
Life Expectancy
63.070 years 73.490 years
Capital City
Nairobi Yerevan
Largest city
Nairobi (population: 2,750,550) Yerevan (population: 1,093,480)
Human Development Index
0.532 0.777 GDP per capita $1,800 US $5,500 US
Literacy Rate
85.1% 99.4%
Corruption Perception Index
2.1 2.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
9.8% 8.4% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 40.000% 5.900%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice Abolished
Political System
republic republic
Independence date
12 December 1963 (from UK) 21 September 1991 (from Soviet Union) Religions 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 Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3% Languages English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census) Exports tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement pig iron, unwrought copper, nonferrous metals, diamonds, mineral products, foodstuffs, energy External Debt $8,947,000,000 $ $7,336,000,000 US Exchange Rate Kenyan shillings (KES) per US dollar - 68.358 (2008 est.), 68.309 (2007), 72.101 (2006), 75.554 (2005), 79.174 (2004) drams (AMD) per US dollar - 303.93 (2008 est.), 344.06 (2007), 414.69 (2006), 457.69 (2005), 533.45 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 2.800% 2.800% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 14 6 Location Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey Area 580,367 km sq 29,743 km sq Coastline 536 km 0 km Climate varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
