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 | KUWAITgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Kuwait |
| country code ISO: KW //; - FIPS: KU |
| location: Southwest Asia, Middle East |
| time zone: +3 UT |
| surface (land) area: 17818 sq.km = 6880 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 30° N / South: 28° N / East: 48° E / West: 46° E |
| borders (land): Saudi Arabia, Iraq |
| borders (coastline): Persian Gulf (Indian Ocean) |
| climate: tropical arid, with extreme temperatures |
| Government |
| independent since: 1961-06-19 |
| type of government: constitutional monarchy (emirate) |
| capital: Kuwait City |
| administrative division: governorate (5) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1995): 1575,983 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 1973,572; or: 1984,000 // -; 2001: 2023,000 |
| population density: 112 per sq.km = 291 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 1,1% //; - doubling time: 30 years |
| birth rate: 22 - 27 per 1000 |
| death rate: 2 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 4 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 77 years (male: 75; female: 79) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 39% //; - 15-59 years: 53% //; - 60+ years: 8% |
| urbanisation: 98% //; - urbanisation growth: 7% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 30% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Kuwaiti Arab 41%; non-Kuwaiti Arab 38%; various Asian 21% |
| languages: Arabic 78% (official); Kurdish 10%; Farsi 4%; English |
| religious affiliation: Sunnî Muslim 45%; Shî'î Muslim 30%; other Muslim 10%; other 15% (of which Christian 6%) |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 3059 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 100% |
| people per physician: 530 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 99% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 74% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 12% |
| adult literacy: 79 - 83% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Kuwaiti dinar = 1000 fils |
| annual inflation rate: 3% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 23500 per capita |
| GNI USD 18030 per capita //; - [ppp: 18690] |
| GDP growth: -1,4% |
| income: USD 16000 per capita |
| import: USD 7790 per capita //; - export: USD 12944 per capita |
| trade: USD 8682 per capita //; - or 72% of GDP |
| trade partners: US JP DE NL PK GB |
| human development index: 0,818 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 43 |
| female labour force: 31% |
| unemployment: 2% |
| tourism: 0,08 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 0,4% //; - grass land: 8% //; - wooded area: 0,3% //; - arid land and desert: ca 90% |
| agriculture: labour force: 1% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 1% |
| agricultural products: cucumbers, gherkins, onions, tomatoes, eggplants, garlic |
| livestock (1000s): camels: 8 / cattle: 20,4-21 / goats: 70-150 / poultry: 28000-33000 / sheep: 405-450 |
| fish catch: metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 9% //; - part of industry in GDP: 56% |
| industrial products: petroleum refining, oil products |
| mining products: natural oil & gas, salt |
| CO2 emission per capita: 26,3 |
| services: labour force: 89% //; - part of services in GDP: 43% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 8984 |
| electricity use (per capita): 14011 |
| annual water use (per capita): 11 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 4273 - 4450 km //; - of which paved: 81% //; - of which are motorways: 280 km |
| vehicles: 226 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 226 - 240 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 591 - 678 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 373 - 505 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 387 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: 131 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: As-Shaqayah 290 m, Ad Dibdibah 271 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: some small wadis of no importance |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Jazîrat Bûbîyân, Faylakah, Jazîrat Warbah |
| deserts: Jâl al-Liyâh Shiqqat al Qalîb |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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