Country
Kenya Cape Verde
Leader
Population
44,037,656 531,046
Life Expectancy
63.290 years 71.280 years
Capital City
Nairobi Praia
Largest city
Nairobi (population: 2,750,550) Praia (population: 113,364)
Human Development Index
0.532 0.705 GDP per capita $1,800 US $4,100 US
Literacy Rate
85.1% 76.6%
Corruption Perception Index
2.1 5.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
9.8% 18.1% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 40.000% 21.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice Abolished
Political System
republic republic
Independence date
12 December 1963 (from UK) 5 July 1975 (from Portugal) 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 Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene) Languages English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words) Exports tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides External Debt $9,526,000,000 $ $741,300,000 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) Cape Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar - 73.84 (2008 est.), 81.235 (2007), 87.946 (2006), 88.67 (2005), 88.808 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.800% 0.400% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 14 0 Location Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal Area 580,367 km sq 4,033 km sq Coastline 536 km 965 km Climate varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
