Country
Kuwait Kenya
Leader
Population
2,695,316 44,037,656
Life Expectancy
77.460 years 63.290 years
Capital City
Kuwait Nairobi
Largest city
As Salimiyah (population: 147,649) Nairobi (population: 2,750,550)
Human Development Index
0.912 0.532 GDP per capita $43,800 US $1,800 US
Literacy Rate
93.3% 85.1%
Corruption Perception Index
4.3 2.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
3.1% 9.8% Wealthiest Citizens Nasser Al-Kharafi & family ($8.1bn US) NA Unemployment Rate 2.200% 40.000%
Death Penalty
Legal Abolished in practice
Political System
constitutional emirate republic
Independence date
19 June 1961 (from UK) 12 December 1963 (from UK) Religions Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15% 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 Languages Arabic (official), English widely spoken English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages Exports oil and refined products, fertilizers tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement External Debt $28,210,000,000 $ $9,526,000,000 US Exchange Rate Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US dollar - 0.2679 (2008 est.), 0.2844 (2007), 0.29 (2006), 0.292 (2005), 0.2947 (2004) Kenyan shillings (KES) per US dollar - 68.358 (2008 est.), 68.309 (2007), 72.101 (2006), 75.554 (2005), 79.174 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 3.700% 1.800% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 0 14 Location Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania Area 17,818 km sq 580,367 km sq Coastline 499 km 536 km Climate dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior
