ABSTRACT
Estimated population 1992: 10.2 million; Land area: 94,000 km2; Ecological zones: Great Rift Valley, high plateaus, Shire highlands; Climate: moderate in centre, tropical in south; Annual rainfall: 740mm; Forest and woodland area: 34,000 km2; GNP per capita: US$230; Main industries: agriculture (tobacco, sugar, tea, cotton, groundnuts and maize), textiles; ODA received per capita: US$47.9; Population growth rate (1992–2000): 2.3 per cent; Life expectancy at birth: 45.6 years; Adult literacy rate: 53.9 per cent; Access to safe water: 56 per cent; Access to health services: 80 per cent; Access to sanitation: 60 per cent
