Country
Kenya Brunei
Leader
Population
44,037,656 415,717
Life Expectancy
63.290 years 76.570 years
Capital City
Nairobi Bandar Seri Begawan
Largest city
Nairobi (population: 2,750,550) Bandar Seri Begawan (population: 64,409)
Human Development Index
0.532 0.919 GDP per capita $1,800 US $50,500 US
Literacy Rate
85.1% 92.7%
Corruption Perception Index
2.1 NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
9.8% 0% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 40.000% 2.600%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice Abolished in practice
Political System
republic constitutional sultanate
Independence date
12 December 1963 (from UK) 1 January 1984 (from UK) 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 Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10% Languages English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages Malay (official), English, Chinese Exports tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement crude oil, natural gas, garments External Debt $9,526,000,000 $ $0 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) Bruneian dollars (BND) per US dollar - NA (2007), 1.5886 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004), 1.7422 (2003) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.800% 2.400% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 14 0 Location Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia Area 580,367 km sq 5,765 km sq Coastline 536 km 161 km Climate varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior tropical; hot, humid, rainy
