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Capo di stato | William Ruto |
Capo del Governo | William Ruto (Since 2013, the president coincides with the head of government) |
Forma Istituzionale | Presidential Republic |
Capitale | Nairobi |
Potere Legislativo | Bicameral Parliament (National Assembly, 350 seats – Senate 68 seats) |
Potere Giudiziario | Supreme Court (7 judges) |
Ambasciatore in Italia | Jackline Yonga |
Area Totale | 580.000 km2 |
Terra | 569.000 km2 |
Clima | Tropical along the coasts, arid in inland areas |
Risorse Naturali | Limestone, sodium, salt, gemstones, zinc, gypsum, diatomite, hydroelectricity |
Sintesi Economica | Kenya is the main economic, financial and transport hub of East Africa. The main sector remains agriculture, followed by tourism. Despite an average GDP growth of about 5% per year, the Kenyan economy presents some serious problems that limit its development, in particular high levels of unemployment, widespread corruption and lack of infrastructure. Kenya is also often victim of terrorist attacks. |
Pil | $ 110 billion (Dec 2021) |
Pil pro capite (Parità di potere di acquisto) | $ 1643 (Dec 2021) |
Esportazioni | $11,5 billion (2019) |
Export partner | Uganda 10%, United States 9%, Netherlands 8%, Pakistan 7%, United Kingdom 6%, United Arab Emirates 6%, Tanzania 5% (2019) |
Importazioni | $ 10.4 billion (2019) |
Import partner | China 24%, United Arab Emirates 10%, India 10%, Saudi Arabia 7%, Japan 5% (2019) |
Trade With Italy | $234 million (2021) |
Popolazione | 55 million (2022) |
Population Growth | + 2.12% (2022) |
Etnie | Kikuyu 17.1%, Luhya 14.3%, Kalenjin 13.4%, Luo 10.7%, Kamba 9.8%, Somali 5.8%, Kisii 5.7%, Mijikenda 5.2% , Meru 4.2%, Maasai 2.5%, Turkana 2.1% |
Lingue | English and Kiswahili (official). Various indigenous languages are also spoken |
Religione | Christians 85.5% (mainly Protestants, Catholics and Evangelicals), Muslims 10.9%. |
Urbanizzazione | 29% (2022) |
Alfabetizzazione | 81,5 % |