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Kenya

1.0N 38.0E · 30 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM · 12 DECEMBER 1963
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1963 – present · The Republic of Kenya
6 EVENTS
1978 · Moi succeeds Kenyatta 2 REFS
1982 · Failed coup attempt 2 REFS
1952 – 1963 · Mau Mau and the Road to Independence
5 EVENTS
October 1952 · State of emergency declared 3 REFS
12 December 1963 · Kenya becomes independent 3 REFS
1895 – 1952 · British East Africa and the Settler Colony
5 EVENTS
1 July 1895 · East Africa Protectorate established 2 REFS
1896–1901 · The Uganda Railway is built 2 REFS
1498 – 1895 · Portuguese and Omani Rule on the Coast
5 EVENTS
April 1498 · Vasco da Gama reaches the Kenyan coast 2 REFS
1593–1596 · Portuguese build Fort Jesus 2 REFS
c. 1000 BCE – 1498 CE · Migrations and the Swahili Coast
5 EVENTS
c. 1000 BCE · Bantu expansion reaches western Kenya 2 REFS
c. 8th–10th century CE · Rise of the Swahili coast 2 REFS
c. 4 million years ago – c. 1000 BCE · Cradle of Humankind: the Turkana Basin
4 EVENTS
c. 1.9 million years ago · Hominins at Koobi Fora 2 REFS
c. 1.6 million years ago · Turkana Boy lives near Lake Turkana 3 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Nairobi
Population
48 m
Area
580,367 km²
Region
Eastern Africa
Languages
English, Swahili
Currency
Kenyan shilling (Sh)
Demonym
Kenyan
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$136 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$2,363’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
4.6%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
4.1%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
37.5%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
58 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
63.8 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
32.2%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
3.2’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
82.2%’00 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
50.6’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
42.7’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
45.5’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
49.6’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
49.0’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
31.6’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
4.4%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.29’23 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
38.8’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
88.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
82.2%’00 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
4.0%’24 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
98.2%’23 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
84.3%’23 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
10.4%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.8%’24 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
384’24 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
35.0%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
126’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
3.2%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
580,876 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
6.2%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
49.5%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
0.4’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
67.7%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
1.2%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
1.2%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
77.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
1.0%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$1.2 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
24,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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