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Communications of Kenya

Telephones - main lines in use:293,400 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:6.485 million (2006)
Telephone system: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: country code - 254; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat
Radio broadcast stations:AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6 (2001)
Radios:3.07 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:8 (2001)
Televisions:730,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.ke
Internet hosts:13,274 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):65 (2001)
Internet users:1.055 million (2005)

Kenya Quickstats

  • Population: 36,913,721
  • Area: 582,650 sq km
  • Density: 59 /km² (140th)
  • GDP (total): $48.33 billion (76th)
  • GDP (per capita): $1,445 (156th)
  • Literacy: 85.1%

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  • Currency: Kenyan shilling (KES)
  • Dial code: +254

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