| Map
showing location of Kenya within Africa: |
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| Capital: |
Nairobi |
| Population: |
36.5 million
(2006) |
| Size:
|
582,646
square kilometres |
| Languages: |
English
and Swahili (official). Also Bantu and other local languages |
| Currency: |
1
Kenyan shilling = 100 cents |
| Average
life expectancy: |
Overall, 47.5 years. Male
48.5 years, Female 46.5 years (2006) |
| Number
of doctors: |
14
physicians per 100,000 people (2006) |
| Literacy: |
Overall, 73.6%. Male
77.7%, Female 70.2% (2005) |
| Population
with access to safe water: |
61%
total population using improved drinking water resources (2006)
|
| Number
of internet users: |
32 per 1000 people (2006) |
| |
| Statistical
sources: UN Dept of Economic and Social Affairs 2006; UNDP Human Development Index 2005 and 2006;
UNICEF The State of the World's Children 2006; International Telecommunication Union |
