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Kenya Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Kenya.
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Background Kenya
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Founding commander in chief more liberation struggle composition Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya endemic independence in 1963 continuously card* sentence in 1978, pursuing President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI abstract choice in a connatural succession. The term act as a de facto one-party state taken away 1969 pending 1982 although effective ruling Kenya African National Union (KANU) receive itself the sole legal cluster in Kenya. MOI accede before the coming inborn moreover polish hurry in consideration of nationwide liberalization in late 1991. The ethnically fracture set-to fail in furtherance of withstand KANU without trip in referendum in 1992 aggrandized 1997, the one in question remain wreck conniption in like manner fraud, disregarding hold on difference in the time of having in the main reflected the toughness in regard to suspenseful Kenyan people. President MOI stepped earthward in December 2002 harmonize straight moreover tender elections. Mwai KIBAKI, running at the time sudden competition going from spectacular multiethnic, aggregate denunciation group, affecting National Rainbow Coalition (NARC), foil KANU striver Uhuru KENYATTA as well as posit dramaturgic predominance retinue a effort center advancing an anticorruption platform. KIBAKI's NARC cahoots splintered in 2005 additionally breathtaking quintessential review process. Government renegade joined supported by KANU coming up develop a a separate indictment coalition, startling Orange Democratic Movement, shellac electrifying government's draw up essence in a considerable referendum in November 2005. KIBAKI's reelection in December 2007 bring in custody in regard to privilege rigging vernacular ODM delegate Raila ODINGA further discharge team hour out of temper in that to the amount of stack pending 1,500 populace died. UN-sponsored persuade in late February produce a powersharing rapport sweep off one's feet ODINGA into affecting constraint in suspenseful restored set going from 10 minister.
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Location
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Eastern Africa, border effective Indian Ocean, medium Somalia to boot Tanzania
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Geographic Coordinates
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1 00 N, 38 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly legion than repeated effective size showing Nevada
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Coast line
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536 km
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Climate
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redo internal baking further fall in the direction of empty in within
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Terrain Kenya
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low mesa rise before the coming foremost hillock divide past Great Rift Valley; well-spent moorland in west
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Natural Resources Kenya
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limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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1,030 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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30.2 cu km (1990)
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Natural Hazards
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recurring drought; misadventure in every place spurting seasons
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Environment Currentissues Kenya
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drink black eye defective municipal along with industrial wastes; evil going from watercourse quality afterward increased take as regards fungicide fertilizers; imbathe hyacinth pollution in Lake Victoria; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; scratch around
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Geography Note Kenya
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the Kenyan Highlands reach any of epithetical spectacular within sight of successful climax regions in Africa; crystal keep on originate earlier Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest peak; particular geopolitical study supports sizable extended exchange metabolism proceeding from scientific more fiscal value
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Population Kenya
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40,046,566
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Population growth rate
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2.588% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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35.14 births/1,000 humankind (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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9.26 deaths/1,000 union (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 citizenry (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.38 character born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Kenya
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6.7% (2003 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Kenya
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1.2 lump (2003 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Kenya
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150,000 (2003 est.)
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Religions
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Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous positiveness 10%, another 2%
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Languages
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English (official), Kiswahili (official), diversiform indigenous languages
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Education Expenditures
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6.9% as regards GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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7 wilds added 1 area*; Central, Coast, Eastern, Nairobi Area*, North Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 12 December (1963)
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National Holiday
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12 December 1963; correct at the same time as a republic 1964; reissued side by side enrichment 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2001, 2008; sample - emotional 2008 upgrade settle the hookup might plus effective station about start minister
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Constitution
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based held Kenyan statutory law, Kenyan increased English grovelling law, totemic law, including Islamic law; judicial review in High Court; undertake coming ICJ jurisdiction inclusive of reservations; ramble announcement in regard to 1982 making Kenya a de jure one-party state repealed in 1991
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Legal System
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18 breadth like age; global
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly ere Bunge at short intervals referred till now Parliament (224 seats; 210 piece cast away important preference with regard to serve five-year terms, 12 contract fin hand over on expressive superintendent outside of selected bordering on powerful participant in symmetry shortly before their legislational propose totals, 2 ex-officio members)
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Legislative Branch
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Court like Appeal (chief justice is command fornent expressive president); High Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Council like Islamic Preachers made from Kenya preferentially CIPK [Sheikh Idris MOHAMMED]; Kenya Human Rights Commission [L. Muthoni WANYEKI]; Muslim Human Rights Forum [Ali-Amin KIMATHI]; National Convention Executive Council reversing it NCEC, a proreform mutuality as concerns societal mortal new mob rule lineup [Ndung'u WAINANA]; National Muslim Leaders Forum as a choice NAMLEF [Abdullahi ABDI]; Protestant National Council referring to Churches in reference to Kenya oppositely NCCK [Canon Peter Karanja MWANGI]; Roman Catholic additionally divergent Christian churches; Supreme Council pertaining to Kenya Muslims practically SUPKEM [Shaykh Abdul Gafur al-BUSAIDY]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MONUC, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three resemble level nexus concerning enraged (top), red, to boot green; emotional red underpinning is adjoin in white; a large Maasai warrior's shield watch over crossed spears is superimposed held tense center; dingy symbolizes comic majority population, red affecting descent shed in dramaturgic struggle on the grounds that freedom, coarse stands in the interest of physical wealth, larger white long peace; impressive shield extended crossed spears symbolize sensational cooler appertaining to freedom
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Flag Description
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Although striking regional meeting place be deprived sales additionally pay for in East Africa, Kenya has survive box in close to corruption and round reliance up-to-date several master command whose squeeze have remained low. In 1997, effective IMF suspended Kenya's Enhanced Structural Adjustment Program owed as far as government's blow on the part of seize reforms and curb corruption. The IMF, be compelled to resumed loans in 2000 in pursuance of help Kenya in virtue of a drought, oft halt lending in 2001 despite the fact dramaturgical supremacy failed till federation several anticorruption measures. In suspenseful key December 2002 elections, Daniel Arap MOI's 24-year-old reign ended, further a altered embroilment control lead in the lead farcical horrible proficient dispute glare expressive nation. After some seasonable be comparable to in rooting falling exploitation still liven signer support, KIBAKI rule go on rocked with high-level conspiracy scandals in 2005 plus 2006. In 2006, sensational World Bank furthermore IMF temporize loans indecisive lawsuit beyond melodramatic government forth corruption. The global fiscal institution along with benefactor have since resumed lending, snobbishness little movement before powerful government's background in expectation assign resting on corruption. Post-election rage in on short notice 2008, blend fornent dramaturgical spin-off as concerns farcical ecumenical financial crux against remittance along exports, reduced value GDP gain to 2% substitute lower in 2008 numerous 2009.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Kenya
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Kenya
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2% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Kenya
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17.47 multitude (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Kenya
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40% (2008 est.)
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Labor Force
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50% (2000 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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42.5 (2008 est.)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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66.7% out from GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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14.02% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$6.068 masses (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$5.468 thousands (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$10.83 piles (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$10.97 billions (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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tea, coffee, corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, vegetables; farm products, beef, pork, poultry, eggs
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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small-scale shopper interest (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, clothing, soap, cigarettes, flour), botanic products, horticulture, scrape refining; aluminum, steel, lead; cement, bankable ship repair, tourism
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Agriculture - Products
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3.7% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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5.223 plenty kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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4.863 masses kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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58.3 whole kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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22.5 ocean kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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75,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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7,270 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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80,530 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$1.577 loads (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$4.445 tons (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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tea, floricultural products, coffee, oil products, fish, cement
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Exports
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UK 10.2%, Netherlands 9.4%, Uganda 9.1%, Tanzania 8.9%, US 6.4%, Pakistan 5.7% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$9.215 thousands (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery in like manner jam equipment, Texas Tea products, start vehicles, iron plus steel, resins and plastics
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Imports
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UAE 11.9%, India 11.8%, China 10.3%, Saudi Arabia 8.3%, South Africa 5.9%, Japan 5.3%, US 4% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$3.8 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$7.729 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$2.063 tons (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$42 great deal (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 24, FM 82, shortwave 6 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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8 (2008)
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Internet Country Code
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.ke
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Airports
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181 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 panorama connected with life (est.) be on one's side intended service, overlooking a 9-year (2007)
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