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NAVIGATION
Republic of Kenya
former: British East Africa
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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310,000 (2001) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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540,000 (2001) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: unreliable; little attempt to modernize except for service to business
domestic: trunks are primarily microwave radio relay; business data commonly transferred by a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) system international: satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6 (2001) |
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Radios:
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3.07 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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8 (2002) |
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Televisions:
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730,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.ke |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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65 (2001) |
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Internet users:
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500,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 2,778 km
narrow gauge: 2,778 km 1.000-m gauge note: the line connecting Nairobi with the port of Mombasa is the most important in the country |
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Highways:
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total: 63,300 km
paved: 8,940 km unpaved: 54,360 km (2001) |
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Waterways:
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NA
note: part of the Lake Victoria system is within the boundaries of Kenya |
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Pipelines:
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petroleum products 483 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Kisumu, Lamu, Mombasa |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,893 GRT/6,320 DWT
ships by type: petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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231 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 19
over 3,047 m: 4 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 10 under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 211
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 14 914 to 1,523 m: 113 under 914 m: 83 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy, Air Force |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 7,938,865 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 4,915,090 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$179.2 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.8% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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since colonial times, Kenya's administrative boundary has extended beyond its treaty boundary into Sudan creating the "Ilemi Triangle"; arms smuggling and Oromo rebel activities prompt strict border regime with Somalia |
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Illicit drugs:
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widespread harvesting of small plots of marijuana; transit country for South Asian heroin destined for Europe and North America; Indian methaqualone also transits on way to South Africa; significant potential for money-laundering activity given the country's status as a regional financial center, massive corruption, and relatively high levels of narcotics-associated activities |