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Kenya: Factsheet
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Country
Name: KENYA
Capital: Nairobi
US
Contact:
Chancery:
2249 R Street NW
Washington, DC 20008
 1.202.387.6101
 1.202.462.3829
Related
Link: http://www.kenyaweb.com/index.php
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Geography
Location:
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia
and Tanzania
Total:
582,650 sq km
Land: 569,250 sq km
Water: 13,400 sq km
Geographic coordinates: 1 00 N, 38 00 E
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Population
30,765,916
(July 2001 est.)
Growth rate:1.27% (2001 est.)
Birth rate: 28.5 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Death rate:14.35 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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Climate
Varies
from tropical along coast to arid in interior "Gold,
limestone, soda ash, salt barites, rubies, fluorspar, garnets,
wildlife, hydropower.
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Natural
Resources/Land Use
Arable
land: 7%
Permanent crops: 1%
Permanent pastures: 37%
Forests and woodland: 30%
Other: 25% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 660 sq km (1993 est.)
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Natural
Hazards/Environmental Issues
Recurring
drought in northern and eastern regions; flooding during rainy
seasons.
Water
pollution from urban and industrial wastes; degradation of
water quality from increased use of pesticides and fertilizers;
water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; deforestation;
soil erosion; desertification; poaching.
Party
to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered
Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping,
Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection,
Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
Signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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Economy
Kenya
is well placed to serve as an engine of growth in East Africa,
but its economy has been stagnating because of poor management
and uneven commitment to reform. In 1993, the government of
Kenya implemented a program of economic liberalization and
reform that included the removal of import licensing, price
controls, and foreign exchange controls. With the support
of the World Bank, IMF, and other donors, the reforms led
to a brief turnaround in economic performance following a
period of negative growth in the early 1990s.
GDP:
purchasing power parity - $45.6 billion (2000 est.)
GDP: per Capita: purchasing power parity - $1,500 (2000
est.)
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Information
Source:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
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