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Kuwait

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Background :

Britain oversaw foreign relations and defense for the ruling Kuwaiti AL-SABAH dynasty from 1899 until independence in 1961. Kuwait was attacked and overrun by Iraq on 2 August 1990. Following several weeks of aerial bombardment, a US-led, UN coalition began a ground assault on 23 February 1991 that liberated Kuwait in four days. Kuwait spent more than $5 billion to repair oil infrastructure damaged during 1990-91. The AL-SABAH family has ruled since returning to power in 1991 and reestablished an elected legislature that in recent years has become increasingly assertive. The country witnessed the historic election in May 2009 of four women to its National Assembly. 

Location :

Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

29 30 N, 45 45 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 46.56
North 30.10
East 48.43
South 28.52

Map references :

Middle East 

Area :

total 17 818 square km
land 17 818 square km
water 0 square km

Land boundaries :

total 462 km
Iraq (iq) 240 km
Saudi Arabia (sa) 222 km

Coastline :

499.00 km

Climate :

dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters 

Terrain :

flat to slightly undulating desert plain 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 306 metres

Natural resources :

fish natural gas
petroleum shrimp

Land use :

arable land 0.84 %
permanent crops 0.17 %
other 98.99 %

Irrigated land :

130 square km

Natural hazards :

dust storms heavy rain
torms

current issues :

limited natural fresh water resources; some of world's largest and most sophisticated desalination facilities provide much of the water; air and water pollution; desertification 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Environmental Modification
Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea
Marine Dumping Ozone Layer Protection

Population :

2 692 526 

Indicators :

Growth rate 3.55 %
Birth rate 21.79 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 2.76 children born/woman
Death rate 2.31 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 16.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 26.40 %
15-64 years 70.70 %
65 years and over 3.00 %

Median age :

total 26.20 years
male 28.10 years
female 22.70 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.78 male(s)/female
65 years and over 1.66 male(s)/female
total population 1.54 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 8.97 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 77.71 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 76.51 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 78.96 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 0.12 %

Religions :

Muslim 85.00 %
other 15.00 %

Languages :

Arabic  
English widely spoken  

Literacy :

total population 93.30 %
male 94.40 %
female 91.00 %

Country name :

conventional long form State of Kuwait
conventional short form Kuwait
local long form Dawlat al Kuwayt
local short form Al Kuwayt

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 KW
ISO Numeric 414
ISO3 KWT
FIPS KU
ccTLD kw
English Kuwait

Administrative divisions :

6 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Ahmadi, Al 'Asimah, Al Farwaniyah, Al Jahra', Hawalli, Mubarak al Kabir 

Capital :

name Kuwait City
geographic coordinates 29 22 N, 47 58 E
time difference 3.00

International organization participation :

ABEDA AFESD
AMF AfDB (nonregional member)
BDEAC CAEU
FAO G-77
GCC IAEA
IBRD ICAO
ICC ICCt (signatory)
ICRM IDA
IDB IFAD
IFC IFRCS
IHO ILO
IMF IMO
IMSO IOC
IPU ISO
ITSO ITU
ITUC Interpol
LAS MIGA
NAM OAPEC
OIC OPCW
OPEC PCA
Paris Club (associate) UN
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNIDO UNWTO
UPU WCO
WFTU WHO
WIPO WMO
WTO

Independence :

1961-06-19 

National holiday :

National Day

1950-02-25

Executive branch :

Prime Minister NASIR AL-MUHAMMAD al-Ahmad al-Sabah

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 148 700 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 114 900 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -1.70 %
PPP - per capita 55 800 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 0.30 %
industry 48.30 %
services 51.40 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 2 040 000 people
Unemployment rate 2.20 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 9.90 %
Investment (gross fixed) 31.40 % of GDP
Current account balance 27 640 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 19 420 000 000 $
Debt external 32 500 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad 33 110 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home 1 099 000 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 107 200 000 000 $
Military expenditures 5.30 % of GDP
Public debt 8.30 % of GDP

Budget :

revenues 70 230 000 000 $
expenditures 58 430 000 000 $

Industries :

cement construction materials
food processing petrochemicals
petroleum repair
shipbuilding water desalination

Energy :

Electricity Production 45 830 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 40 210 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 2 274 000 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 325 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 2 349 000 bbl/day
Oil Proved reserves 101 500 000 000 bbl
Natural gas Production 12 700 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Consumption 12 700 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Imports 300 000 000 cubic metres
Electricity Exports 1 794 000 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

49 770 000 000 $

Partners :

Japan (jp) 18.50 %
South Korea 14.70 %
India (in) 10.90 %
Tawian 9.80 %
United States (us) 9.00 %
Singapore (sg) 8.00 %
China (cn) 6.10 %

Commodities :

fertilizers oil and refined products

Value :

20 800 000 000 $

Commodities :

clothing construction materials
food vehicles and parts

Currency-name :

Kuwaiti dinar 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 541 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 2 907 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 11
Television broadcast stations 13
Internet Country code (ccTLD) kw
Internet Hosts 2 305
Internet Users 1 000 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 4
Heliports 4
Pipelines - gas 269 km
Pipelines - oil 540 km
Pipelines - refined products 57 km
Roadways - total 5 749 km
Roadways - paved 4 887 km
Roadways - unpaved 862 km

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