Area: 581.313 km2
Location: East Africa
Capital: Nairobi
Bordering: Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia and the Indian Ocean
Coastline: 536 km
Climate: Varies from tropical along the coast and to arid in the interior
Natural resources: Limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife and hydropower
Geographical note: The Kenyan highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa. Glaciers are found on Mount Kneya, Africa's second highest peak. The unique physiography in Kenya supports abundant and varied wildlife of great scientific and economic value.
Currency: Kenyan Shilling (KSH)
GNI per capita: 595 US $
Annual growth: 4.4% (2012 estimate)
Inflation: 14% (2011 estimate)
Major industries: Small scale consumer goods, agricultural products, processing, and tourism
Danish Development Assistance: DKK 254 mill. (2011)
Government type: Republic
President: Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta
Deputy President: William Ruto
Foreign minister: Amina Mohamed
Finance minister: Henry K. Rotich
Major political parties: Parties at the last election included the Party of National Unity (PNU) and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), and the smaller Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya (ODM-K)
Independence: 12 December 1963 (from the UK)
Constitution: August 2010
Health indicators
Per capita total expenditure on health (PPP int. $) (2007): 72 $
Life expectancy (both sexes) (2013): 57,7 years
Fertility rate (children born/woman) (2012): 3,98
Maternal and child mortality
Maternal mortality rate (per 100.000 live births), (2013): 488
Children under the age of 5 years underweight (2003): 16,5 %
Under five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births) (2009): 84
HIV/AIDS
HIV prevalence among adults (15-24) (2013): 2,9 %
People living with HIV/AIDS (2009): 1.5 million
Malaria
Malaria mortality rate per 100.000 population (2006): 74
Children under 5 years sleeping under insecticide-treated nets (2009): 46,7%
Population: 42,749 mill. (2013 estimate)
Ethnic groups (approx): Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 15%, Luo 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, Other African 10%, Other (European, Asian, Arab) 1%
Population growth rate: 2,6 % pr. year
Life expectancy: 57,7 years
Languages: English, Kiswahili, various indigenous languages
Religion: Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous beliefs 10%, other 2%