June 2005Issue 379


Economic Migration / FAMILY TIES & PRESS FREEDOM

Itinerary

Kenya Profile Population: 33.5 million Total area: 582,646 square kilometres Life expectancy: 44 years

Kenya Profile

Population: 33.5 million Total area: 582,646 square kilometres Life expectancy: 44 years Adult literacy: 82% GNI per capita: $390 Work: 75% of labour force in agriculture Main exports: tea, flowers, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement Industries: small-scale consumer goods, agricultural products processing, oil refining, cement, tourism Foreign debt: $5.7 billion

  1. Sources: World Guide, State of the World’s Children 2005, World of Information www.worldinformation.com



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