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Kenya is located in Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean.
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population: 38 million
size: 224,961 square miles.
health: 1.3 million Kenyans are infected with HIV/AIDS—more than 6% of the adult population. 150,000 Kenyan children are infected with HIV, the fourth highest rate in the world. 1.1 million Kenyan children have been orphaned by AIDS, thesecond highest in the world. 39% of Kenyans do not have access to clean water. The average Kenyan is expected to live only 56.6 years.
economy: Kenya has an unemployment rate of 40%, and 50% of Kenyans live in poverty. 22.8% of Kenyans live on less than $1 a day.
culture: 62.6% of Kenyans are Protestant, 25.9% Catholic, and 7% are Muslim.
last updated 5/30/08 sources
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Kenya—Issue 18
CC Delaware County traveled to Africa to serve the impoverished, but found themselves on the receiving end of abundant ...
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