Country
Kenya Cameroon
Leader
Population
43,013,341 20,129,878
Life Expectancy
63.070 years 54.710 years
Capital City
Nairobi Yaounde
Largest city
Nairobi (population: 2,750,550) Douala (population: 1,338,080)
Human Development Index
0.532 0.514 GDP per capita $1,800 US $2,300 US
Literacy Rate
85.1% 67.9%
Corruption Perception Index
2.1 2.3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
9.8% 13.9% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 40.000% 30.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice Abolished in practice
Political System
republic republic; multiparty presidential regime
Independence date
12 December 1963 (from UK) 1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship) 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 indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20% Languages English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official) Exports tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton External Debt $8,947,000,000 $ $3,147,000,000 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) Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 2.800% 1.300% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 14 1 Location Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria Area 580,367 km sq 475,440 km sq Coastline 536 km 402 km Climate varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north
