Country
Kenya Colombia
Leader
Population
44,037,656 45,745,783
Life Expectancy
63.290 years 75.020 years
Capital City
Nairobi Bogota
Largest city
Nairobi (population: 2,750,550) Bogota (population: 7,102,600)
Human Development Index
0.532 0.787 GDP per capita $1,800 US $10,700 US
Literacy Rate
85.1% 92.8%
Corruption Perception Index
2.1 3.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
9.8% 9.7% Wealthiest Citizens NA Julio Mario Santo Domingo ($4.0bn US) Unemployment Rate 40.000% 10.300%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice Abolished
Political System
republic republic; executive branch dominates government structure
Independence date
12 December 1963 (from UK) 20 July 1810 (from Spain) 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 90%, other 10% Languages English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages Spanish Exports tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers External Debt $9,526,000,000 $ $73,410,000,000 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) Colombian pesos (COP) per US dollar - 2,302.9 (2008 est.), 2,013.8 (2007), 2,358.6 (2006), 2,320.75 (2005), 2,628.61 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.800% 3.800% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 14 2 Location Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama Area 580,367 km sq 1,138,910 km sq Coastline 536 km 3,208 km Climate varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
