GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $36.1 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $70.85 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $1,700 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Nairobi
Population (Estimated July 2012): 43,013,341
Area: 582,646 km2 or 224,961 mi2
Currency: Kenyan Shilling (KSh)
Official Language: Swahili; English
Political Information: Semi-Presidential Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion
(approximately 45% of the population is Protestant and 33% Roman Catholic, 10% are Muslim and 12% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Mount Kenya at 5,199m or 17,057 ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +3:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 7 provinces and 1 area*; Central, Coast, Eastern, Nairobi Area*, North Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western
Leaders: President Mwai Kibaki with Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka and Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Additional: Gained independence from the UK on the 12th of December 1963.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Commonwealth Member since the 12th of December 1963.
