Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a Governor-General. Prime minister : Peter O'Neill
Population
43,013,341
6,310,129
Life Expectancy
63.070 years
66.460 years
Capital City
Nairobi
Port Moresby
Largest city
Nairobi (population: 2,750,550)
Port Moresby (population: 283,733)
Human Development Index
0.532
0.516
GDP per capita
$1,800 US
$2,600 US
Literacy Rate
85.1%
57.3%
Corruption Perception Index
2.1
2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
9.8%
0.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
40.000%
1.900%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Abolished in practice
Political System
republic
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Independence date
12 December 1963 (from UK)
16 September 1975 (from the Australian-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
Roman Catholic 27%, Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%, Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, other Protestant 8.9%, Bahai 0.3%, indigenous beliefs and other 3.3% (2000 census)
Languages
English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages
Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region note: 820 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total)
