Kenya
Country statistics
Land area: 219,788 sq miles (569,251 sq km)
Total area: 224,961 sq miles (582,650 sq km)
Population (2010 est.): 40,046,566 (growth rate: 2.58%); birth rate: 35.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 53.5/1000; life expectancy: 58.8; density per sq km: 66
Capital City: Nairobi
Monetary unit: Kenya shilling
Languages: English (official), Swahili (national), and numerous indigenous languages
Ethnicity/race: Kikuyu 22%; Luhya 14%; Luo 13%; Kalenjin 12%; Kamba 11%; Kisii 6%; Meru 6%; other African 15%; Asian, European, and Arab 1%
Religions: Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, indigenous beliefs 10%, Islam 10%, others 2% (note: estimates vary widely)
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