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Land
Area:	582,646 km2.
Capital & largest city:	Nairobi (1995 est. pop., 1,810,000).
People
Population (2001 est.):	30,765,916; density: 53 persons per km2.
Distribution (1999):	32% urban, 68% rural.
Annual growth (2001):	1.27%.
Official language:	Swahili.
Major religions:	Protestantism (38%), Roman Catholicism(28%), Islam (6%), traditional religions
Education and Health
Literacy (2001 est.):	95.4% of adult population.
Universities (2004):	6 public; 7 private
Hospital beds (1989):	32,534.
Physicians (1990):	3,226.
Life expectancy (2001):	women - 48.4%; men - 46.6%.
Infant mortality (2001):	68 per 1000 live births.
Economy
GNP (1990 est.):	$8.5 billion; $360 per capita.
Labor distribution (1989):	agriculture - 19% manufacturing - 13% construction - 5% public utilities - 2% transport and communications - 5% trade - 8% finance - 5% public administration, defense and services - 43%.
Foreign trade (1990 est.):	imports - $2.4 billion exports - $1.1 billion principal trade partners - United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, France, Netherlands.
Currency:	1 Kenya shilling = 100 cents.
Government
Type:	Republic.
Legislature:	National Assembly.
Political subdivisions:	7 provinces, Nairobi area.
Communications
Railroads (1987):	2,733 km total.
Roads (1988):	54,700 km total.
Major ports:	2
Major airfields:	2

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Kenya At a Glance