President: Francois Hollande Prime minister: Jean-Marc Ayrault
Population
43,013,341
65,630,692
Life Expectancy
63.070 years
81.460 years
Capital City
Nairobi
Paris
Largest city
Nairobi (population: 2,750,550)
Paris (population: 2,138,550)
Human Development Index
0.532
0.955
GDP per capita
$1,800 US
$35,600 US
Literacy Rate
85.1%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
2.1
6.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
9.8%
19.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Bernard Arnault ($16.5bn US)
Unemployment Rate
40.000%
9.300%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Abolished
Political System
republic
republic
Independence date
12 December 1963 (from UK)
486 (Frankish tribes unified); 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire)
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 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4% overseas departments: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, pagan
Languages
English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages
French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish) overseas departments: French, Creole patois
machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages
External Debt
$8,947,000,000 $
$5,633,000,000,000 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)
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6799 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.800%
2.600%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
14
40
Location
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania
Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
Area
580,367 km sq
643,801 km sq
Coastline
536 km
0 km
Climate
varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior
