1986 Edition

Agriculture

main cash crops — coffee, tea, sisal, pyrethrum, cotton, livestock; food crops — corn, wheat, sugarcane, rice, cassava; largely self-sufficient in food

Airfields

21 total, 19 usable; 14 with permanent-surface runways; 2 with runways over 3,659 m, 13 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 1 with runways 1,220-2,439

217 total, 197 usable; 14 with permanent-surface runways; 2 with runways over 3,659 m, 4 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 47 with runways 1,2202,439 m

8 total, 8 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 2 with runways 1, 220-2,439 m

Branches

Jordan Arab Army, Royal Jordanian Air Force, Royal Jordanian Coast Guard

President and Cabinet responsible to unicameral legislature (National Assembly) of 170 seats, 158 directly elected by constituencies and 12 appointed by the President; High Court, with Chief Justice and at least 1 1 justices, has unlimited original jurisdiction to hear and determine any civil or criminal proceeding; provision for system of courts of appeal

Kenya Army, Kenya Navy, Air Force; paramilitary General Service Unit

Army, paramilitary, Gendarmerie

Budget

(1984) total revenue, $1,836 million; current expenditures, $1,267 million; capital expenditures, $675 million

(1982 percent of GDP) revenues and grants 24%; total expenditure and net lending -28%; debt service ratio (1985) 30% (est.)

(1983 est.) revenues, $161.5 million; current expenditures, $164.3 million; development expenditures, $30.6 million

Capital

Nairobi

Tarawa Kiribati (continued)

Civil air

28 major transport aircraft

9 major transport aircraft

1 major transport aircraft

Coastline

536 km People

about 1,143 km People

Communists

may be a few Communists and sympathizers

Elections

Assembly at least every five years; present National Assembly and President elected September 1983 Political party and leader: Kenya African National Union (KANU), Kenya's sole legal political party, Daniel arap Moi, president

Electric power

550,000 kW capacity (1985); 1.686 billion kWh produced (1985), 83 kWh per capita

Ethnic divisions

21% Kikuyu, 14% Luhya, 13% Luo, 11% Kalenjin, 11% Kamba, 6% Kisii, 5% Meru, 1% Asian, European, and Arab

Micronesian

Exports

$1,034 million (f.o.b., 1984); reexporting of petroleum products, coffee, tea, sisal, livestock products, pyrethrum, soda ash, wattle-bark tanning extract

External debt

$225 million (1983), external debt ratio 4.5% (1983)

External public debt

$2.9 billion (1982 est.); debt service payment 23% of exports

Fiscal year

calendar year Communications

1 July-30 June Communications

calendar year Communications

GDP

$4.5 billion (1985), $280 per capita; real growth rate, 3.5% (1985 est.)

Government leader

Daniel T. arap MOI, President (since 1978)

Highways

6,332 km total; 4,837 km paved, 1,495 km gravel and crushed stone

55,400 km total; 7,000 km paved, 4,150 km gravel, remainder improved earth

5,000 km total; 460 km paved, 1,725 km gravel and/or improved earth, 2,700 km unimproved

Imports

$1,549 million (c.i.f., 1984); machinery, transport equipment, crude oil, paper and paper products, iron and steel products, and textiles

Infant mortality rate

59/1,000(1985)

Inland waterways

part of Lake Victoria system is within boundaries of Kenya; principal inland port is at Kisumu

Lake Kivu navigable by shallow draft barges and native craft

Labor force

7.4 million; about 1.1 million wage earners; 50% public sector, 18% industry and commerce, 17% agriculture, 13% services

15,921 (1973); general unemployment rate 4.9% Government

Land boundaries

3,368 km Water

Language

English and Swahili (official); numerous indigenous languages

English (official), Gilbertese

Legal system

based on English common law, tribal law, and Islamic law; constitution enacted 1963; judicial review in Supreme Court; legal education at Kenya School of Law in Nairobi; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations; constitutional amendment in 1982 made Kenya a de jure oneparty state

Life expectancy

men 53, women 58. 1

Limits of territorial waters

12 nm (200 nm fishing zone)

Limits of territorial waters (claimed)

12 nm (200 nm exclusive economic zone)

Literacy

47%

90%

Major industries

small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural processing, oil refining, cement, tourism

Major trade partners

EC, Japan, Middle East, US, Zambia, Uganda

Member of

Af DB, Commonwealth, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IRC, ISO, ITU, IWC— International Wheat Council, NAM, OAU, UN, UNDP, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Economy

Military budget

for fiscal year ending 31 December 1983, $34.4 million; 14% of central government budget

Military manpower

males 15-49, 621,000; 439,000 fit for military service; 39,000 reach military age (18) annually Lodww^ X iflurfoff MovTi. > Indian Ocean Set regional map VII Land 582,646 km2; slightly smaller than Texas; 64% mainly grassland adequate for grazing; 21% forest and wood; 17% arable, 13% suitable for agriculture

males 15-49, 4,185,000; 2,576,000 fit for military service; no conscription North Pacific Ocean 1—* TARAWA Kiribati (Gilbert Islands) Kiritimali (Christmasl Rawakt (Phoenix Islands) South Pacific Ocean Set regional map X Land 719 km2; slightly smaller than New York City Water

males 15-49, 1,386,000; 702,000 fit for military service; no conscription

Monetary conversion rate

.384 Jordanian dinar=US$l (1984 average)

16.75 Kenya shillings=US $1 (30 September 1985)

100.96 Rwanda francs=US$l (August 1984)

National holiday

Jamhuri Day, 12 December

Nationality

noun — Kenyan(s); adjective — Kenyan

noun — Kiribatian(s); adjective— Kiribati

Natural resources

gold, limestone, diotomite, salt barytes, magnesite, feldspar, sapphires, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, land

Official name

Republic of Kenya

Republic of Kiribati

Organized labor

about 390,000 Government

Other political or pressure groups

labor unions

Pipelines

crude oil, 209 km

refined products, 483 km

Political subdivisions

1 provinces plus Nairobi area

Population

21,044,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 4.1%

63,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 1.3%

Ports

1 major (Al 'Aqabah)

1 major (Mombasa)

Railroads

817 km 1.050-meter gauge, single track

2,040 km 1.000-meter gauge

none

Religion

38% Protestant, 28% Catholic, 26% indigenous beliefs, 6% Muslim

Roman Catholic, Protestant

Suffrage

universal over age 21

Telecommunications

adequate system of radio-relay, cable, and radio; 81,500 telephones (3 per 100 popl.); 3 AM, 2 FM, 24 TV stations; 1 Atlantic Ocean satellite station, 1 Indian Ocean satellite station; 1 Arab satellite station; coaxial cable and radio-relay to Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Syria; radio-relay to Lebanon inactive Defense Forces

in top group of African systems; consists of radio-relay links, openwire lines, and radiocommunication stations; 231,000 telephones (1.3 per 100 popl.); 11 AM, 4 FM, 4 TV stations; 1 Atlantic and 1 Indian Ocean satellite station Defense Forces

fair system with lowcapacity radio-relay system centered on Kigali; 4,600 telephones (0.1 per 100popl.);2 AM, 5 FM, no TV stations; SYMPHONIE satellite station, 1 Indian Ocean satellite station Defense Forces

Type

republic within Commonwealth

republic

Voting strength

KANU holds all seats in the National Assembly Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands)