Country
Kenya Tonga
Leader
Head of state: King George Tupou VI
Population
44,037,656 106,322
Life Expectancy
63.290 years 75.600 years
Capital City
Nairobi Nuku'alofa
Largest city
Nairobi (population: 2,750,550) Nuku`alofa (population: 22,400)
Human Development Index
0.532 0.774 GDP per capita $1,800 US $7,500 US
Literacy Rate
85.1% 98.9%
Corruption Perception Index
2.1 2.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
9.8% 3.1% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 40.000% 13.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice Abolished in practice
Political System
republic constitutional monarchy
Independence date
12 December 1963 (from UK) 4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate) 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 Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents) Languages English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages Tongan, English Exports tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement squash, fish, vanilla beans, root crops External Debt $9,526,000,000 $ $118,600,000 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) pa'anga (TOP) per US dollar - NA (2007), 2.0277 (2006), 1.96 (2005), 1.9716 (2004), 2.142 (2003) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.800% 0.900% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 14 0 Location Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Area 580,367 km sq 747 km sq Coastline 536 km 419 km Climate varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)
