Kenya

Official Name:	The Republic of Kenya
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Jamhuri ya Kenya
ISO Country Codes:	KE : KEN
Internet Domain:	.ke
Government Web Site:	https://www.president.go.ke:443/

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Capital:	Nairobi	Main Airports:	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Moi International Airport
Language(s):	English;Swahili	Population:	55,864,655
Currency:	Kenyan Shilling	ISO Currency Code:	KES
Telephone Dial In:	+254	ID Prefix:	000

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; East African Community; Inter Parliamentary Union; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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AllAfrica;

Kenya News Agency;

Newspaper

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Nairobi Business Monthly;

Radio

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Capital FM;

Kenya Broadcasting Company;

Kiss FM;

Radio Citizen;

Radio.or.ke;

Kenya

Government Website:	https://www.president.go.ke:443/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/kenya
Central Bank:	Central Bank of Kenya
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	111.45 Kenyan shillings (KES) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	40% (2013 est.)
Population below poverty line:	36.1% (2015 est.)
Inflation Rate:	5.1% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	11.99% (Nov-20 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$251.431 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$4,700 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Kenyan Shilling
Currency Code:	KES
World Bank Classification:	Lower-Middle Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	32.7%	tea, coffee, corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, vegetables; dairy products, beef, fish, pork, poultry, eggs
Industry:	18%	small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, clothing, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural products, horticulture, oil refining; aluminum, steel, lead; cement, commercial ship repair, tourism
Services:	49.3%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; Intergovernmental Authority On Development; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Nairobi Securities Exchange Ltd. ;

National Statistics Office:

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Kenya

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English; Swahili
Customs & Excise:	Kenya Revenue Authority
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; Development Bank of Kenya; East African Development Bank; Trade and Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Kenya Bureau of Standards

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 95/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 123/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 77/136 (2016)
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