29 October 1923 (successor state to the Ottoman 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
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
Languages
English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages
Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian note: there is also a substantial Gagauz population in the European part of Turkey
apparel, foodstuffs, textiles, metal manufactures, transport equipment
External Debt
$8,947,000,000 $
$306,600,000,000 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)
Turkish liras (TRY) per US dollar - 1.3179 (2008 est.), 1.319 (2007), 1.4286 (2006), 1.3436 (2005), 1.4255 (2004) note: on 1 January 2005 the old Turkish lira (TRL) was converted to new Turkish lira (TRY) at a rate of 1,000,000 old to 1 new Turkish lira; on 1 January 2009 the Turkish government dropped the word "new" and the currency is now called simply the Turkish lira
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.800%
5.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
14
8
Location
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania
Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria
Area
580,367 km sq
783,562 km sq
Coastline
536 km
7,200 km
Climate
varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior
temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior
