Head of state: Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi Prime minister: Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi
President: Mwai Kibaki
Population
194,320
43,013,341
Life Expectancy
72.660 years
63.070 years
Capital City
Nairobi
Largest city
Apia (population: 40,407)
Nairobi (population: 2,750,550)
Human Development Index
0.76
0.532
GDP per capita
$1,800 US
Literacy Rate
99.7%
85.1%
Corruption Perception Index
4.4
2.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
8.2%
9.8%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
40.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished in practice
Political System
parliamentary democracy
republic
Independence date
12 December 1963 (from UK)
Religions
Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
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
Samoan (Polynesian), English
English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages
