Location: |
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania |
Size: |
582,650 sq. km.
(just over twice the size of Nevada)
Elevation varies from
sea level to 5,199 meters |
Population: |
36,913,721 (July
2007)
* 0-14 years: 42.1%
* 15-64 years: 55.2%
* 65+ years: 2.6%
Median age: 18.6 years
Life expectancy: 55.31 years
HIV / AIDS: 6.7% |
|
Protestant 45%
Roman Catholic 33%
Indigenous beliefs 10%
Muslim 10%
Other 2% |
Language: |
Kiswahili (official)
English
(official)
other indigenous languages |
Government: |
Republic |
Capital: |
Nairobi |
Independence: |
12 December 1963 (from UK) |
