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Kenya
Summary statistics
Region Eastern Africa  
Currency Kenyan Shilling (KES)  
Surface area (square kilometres) 581313  
Population in 2010 (estimated, 000) 40513  
Population density in 2010 (per square kilometre) 69.7  
Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Nairobi (3363)  
United Nations membership date 16 December 1963  
Economic indicators
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 2010 32483  
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 2005 18739  
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 2000 12604  
GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 2010 5.6  
GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 2005 5.9  
GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 2000 0.5  
GDP per capita (current US$) 2010 801.8  
GDP per capita (current US$) 2005 526.2  
GDP per capita (current US$) 2000 403.3  
GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 2010 797.9  
GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 2005 523.1  
GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 2000 399.0  
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 2010 19.9  
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 2005 18.7  
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 2000 16.8  
Exchange rates (national currency per US$) 2010 80.75 Official rate.  
Exchange rates (national currency per US$) 2005 72.37 Official rate.  
Exchange rates (national currency per US$) 2000 78.04 Official rate.  
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 2010 -2512  
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 2005 -252  
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 2000 -199  
CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 2010 127 Index base 2007=100. 2009.  
CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 2005 ... Index base 2007=100.  
CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 2000 ... Index base 2007=100.  
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 2010 124  
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 2005 97  
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 2000 78  
Food production index (2004-2006=100) 2010 125  
Food production index (2004-2006=100) 2005 97  
Food production index (2004-2006=100) 2000 77  
Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) 2010 ...  
Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) 2005 6.7 Household income and expenditure survey.  
Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) 2000 ...  
Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) 2010 ...  
Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) 2005 61.1 Household income and expenditure survey.  
Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) 2000 ...  
Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 2010 61.2  
Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 2005 60.0  
Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 2000 63.1  
Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 2010 71.5  
Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 2005 69.9  
Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 2000 73.2  
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 2010 1469  
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 2005 1399  
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 2000 899  
Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) 2010 297 2009.  
Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) 2005 347  
Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) 2000 151  
Telephone subscribers, total (per 100 inhabitants) 2010 62.6  
Telephone subscribers, total (per 100 inhabitants) 2005 13.8  
Telephone subscribers, total (per 100 inhabitants) 2000 1.3  
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 2010 25.9  
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 2005 3.1  
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 2000 0.3  
Exports (million US$) 2010 5169.1  
Imports (million US$) 2010 12092.9  
Balance (million US$) 2010 -6923.8  
Major trading partners (% of exports) 2010 Uganda (12.7), United Kingdom (9.8), United Rep. Tanzania (8.1)  
Major trading partners (% of imports) 2010 China (12.6), United Arab Emirates (12.1), India (10.8)  
Social indicators
Population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 2.7  
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 4.4  
Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 2.1  
Urban population (%) 2011 24.0  
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2011 42.4  
Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) 2011 4.6/3.9  
Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 2011 99.8  
Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) 2010-2015 59.2/56.7  
Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 58.1  
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 4.6  
Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) 2006-2010 45.5  
International migrant stock (000 and % of total population) mid-2010 817.8/2.0 Includes refugees.  
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR end-2010 751196  
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) 2005-2011 6.7  
Education: Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100) 2005-2011 86.9/91.1  
Education: Female third-level students (% of total) 2005-2011 41.2  
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2011 9.8  
Environmental indicators
Threatened species 2011 341  
Forested area (% of land area) 2009 6.1  
CO2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2008 10384/0.3  
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2009 90.0  
Rainfall in the capital city, total mean (millimetres) 1024  
Temperature in the capital city, mean °C (minimum and maximum) 12.0/23.4  
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