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Kuwait - Middle East



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
2,505,559
total population: 77.36 years
male: 76.25 years
female: 78.52 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
LanguagesLiteracy
Arabic (official), English widely spokendefinition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.5%
male: 85.1%
female: 81.7% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
constitutional hereditary emirate Kuwait
IndependanceNational day
19 June 1961 (from UK)National Day, 25 February (1950)
ConstitutionLegal system
approved and promulgated 11 November 1962civil law system with Islamic law significant in personal matters; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$58.3 billion (2006 est.)8% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$21,600 (2006 est.)2.2% (2004 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
NA%3% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$56.06 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$19.12 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$11.08 billion (2006 est.)Kuwaiti dinar (KD)
Military expenditures
5.3% (2006)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia 17,820 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winterspetroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
2.536 million (2006).kw
Internet hostsInternet users
2,310 (2006)700,000 (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
7 (2006)
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
5,749 km gas 269 km; oil 540 km; refined products 57 km (2006)