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Introduction :: KUWAIT
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 infr astructure 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 histor ic election in May 2009 of four women to
its National Assembly. A mid the 2010-11 uprisings and protests across the A rab world, stateless
Arabs, known as bidoon, staged small protests in February and March 2011 demanding
citizenship, jobs, and other benefits available to Kuwaiti nationals. Youth activist groups suppor ted by opposition legislators and the prime minister's rivals within the ruling family rallied in March 2011 for an end to corr uption and the ouster of the pr ime minister and his
cabinet. Similar protests continued spor adically throughout April and May. In late September
2011 government inquiries of widespread corr uption drew more public anger and renewed calls
for the prime minister's removal.
Geography :: KUWAIT
Location:
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Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi A rabia
Geographic coordinates:
29 30 N, 45 45 E
Map references:
Middle East
Area:
total: 17,818 sq km
country comparison to the world: 158
land: 17,818 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative:
slightly smaller than New Jersey
Land boundaries:
total: 462 km
border countries: Iraq 240 km, Saudi Arabia 222 km
Coastline:
499 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate:
dr y deser t; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
Terrain:
flat to slightly undulating desert plain
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
highest point: unnamed elevation 306 m
Natural resources:
petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas
Land use:
arable land: 0.84%
permanent crops: 0.17%
other: 98.99% (2005)
Irrigated land:
100 sq km ( 2008)
Tot al renewable water resources:
0.02 cu km (1997)
Freshwat er withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 0.44 cu km/yr ( 45%/2%/52%)
per capit a: 164 cu m/yr (2000)
Natural hazards:
sudden cloudbursts are common fr om October to April and br ing heavy rain, which can damage
roads and houses; sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year but are most common
between March and August
Environment - current issues:
limited natural freshwater resources; some of world's largest and most sophisticated desalination
facilities provide much of the water ; air and water pollution; deser tification
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification,
Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone
Layer Pr otection
signed, but not ratified: Marine Dumping
Geography - note:
strategic location at head of P ersian Gulf
People and Society :: KUWAIT
Nationality:
noun: Kuwaiti(s)
adjective: Kuwaiti
Ethnic groups:
Kuwaiti 45%, other A rab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%
Languages:
Arabic (official), English widely spoken
Religions:
Muslim (official) 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%) , other (includes Christian, Hindu, Par si) 15%
Population:
2,595,628 (July 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals
Age structure:
0-14 years: 25.8% (male 348,816/female 321,565)
15-64 years: 72.2% (male 1,153,433/female 720,392)
65 years and over: 2% (male 25,443/female 25,979) ( 2011 est.)
Median age:
total: 28.5 years
male: 29.8 year s
female: 26.3 years (2011 est.)
Population growth rate:
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1.986%
country comparison to the world: 53
note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2011 est.)
Birth rate:
21.32 bir ths/1,000 population ( 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 81
Death rate:
2.11 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 222
Net migration rate:
0.65 migr ant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 59
Urbanization:
urban population: 98% of total population (2010)
rat e of urbanizat ion: 2.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
KUWAIT (capital) 2.23 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.047 male( s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s) /female
15-64 years: 1.79 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.65 male(s)/female
total population: 1.54 male( s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortalit y rate:
total: 8.07 deaths/1,000 live bir ths
country comparison to the world: 160
male: 7.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Life expect ancy at birth:
total population: 77.09 year s
country comparison to the world: 66
male: 75.95 years
female: 78.3 years (2011 est.)
Tot al fertility rat e:
2.64 children born/woman (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77
Health expenditures:
6.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 87
Physicians densit y:
1.793 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
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country comparison to the world: 74
Drinking water source:
improved:
ur ban: 99% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 99% of population
unimproved:
ur ban: 1% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 1% of population (2008)
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
ur ban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2008)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
28.8% (2000)
country comparison to the world: 9
Educat ion expenditures:
3.8% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 111
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 94.4%
female: 91% (2005 census)
School lif e expectancy ( primary to tertiary education):
total: 12 year s
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2006)
Government : : K UW AIT
Country name:
conventional long form: State of Kuwait
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conventional short form: Kuwait
local long form: Dawlat al K uwayt
local short form: A l Kuwayt
Government t ype:
constitutional emirate
Capital:
name: Kuwait City
geographic coordinates: 29 22 N, 47 58 E
time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Administrative divisions:
6 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Ahmadi, Al 'Asimah, Al Farwaniyah, Al
Jahra', Hawalli, Mubarak al K abir
Independence:
19 June 1961 (from the UK)
National holiday:
National Day, 25 February (1950)
Constitution:
approved and promulgated 11 November 1962
Legal system:
mixed legal system consisting of English common law, French civil law, and Islamic religious law
International law organization participation:
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
Suff rage:
21 years of age; universal; note - males in the military or police are not allowed to vote; adult
females were allowed to vote as of 16 May 2005; all voters must have been citizens for 20 years
Executive branch:
chief of state: Amir SABAH al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-S abah (since 29 January 2006); Crown Prince
NAWAF al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (since 7 February 2006)
head of government: P rime Minister SABAH AL- KHALID al- Hamad al-S abah; First Deputy Prime
Minister JAB IR AL-MUBARAK al-Hamad al-Sabah (since 9 February 2006); Deputy Prime
Ministers MUHAMMAD AL-SABAH al-Salim al-Sabah (since 9 February 2006), Muhammad
Muhsin al- AFASI
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister and approved by the amir; the
cabinet of Prime Minister NASIR AL-MUHAMMAD al-Ahmad al-S abah resigned on 31 March 2011
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elections: none; the amir is hereditary; the amir appoints the prime minister and deputy pr ime
ministers
Legislat ive branch:
unicamer al National Assembly or Majlis al-Umma (50 seats; members elected by popular vote to
serve four-year terms; all cabinet ministers are also ex officio voting members of the National
Assembly)
elections: last held on 16 May 2009 (next election to be held in 2013)
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election results: percent of vote by bloc - NA; seats by bloc - tribal MPs 25 (all S unni Muslims,
and represented primarily by the Al-Mutairi, Al-Azmi, Al-Ajmi, and Al-Rasheedi tribes), Shia
Muslims 9, liberals 7, independents 6, Salafi (Sunni) Islamists 3
Judicial branch:
High Cour t of Appeal
Political parties and leaders:
none; formation of political parties is in practice illegal but is not forbidden by law
Political pressure groups and leaders:
other: Islamists; merchants; political groups; secular liberals and pro-governmental deputies;
Shia activists; tribal groups
International organization participation:
ABEDA, AfDB ( nonregional member), AFESD, AMF, BDEAC, CAEU, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA,
IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFA D, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC,
IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OP CW , OPEC, Paris Club
(associate), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, W CO, WFTU, WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador SALIM al-Abdallah al- Jabir al-Sabah
chancery: 2940 Tilden Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 966-0702
FAX: [1] (202) 364-2868
consulate(s) general: Los Angeles
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Matthew H. TUELLER
embassy: Bayan 36302, Block 13, Al- Masjed Al- Aqsa Street (near the Bayan palace), Kuwait
City
mailing address: P. O. Box 77 Safat 13001 Kuwait; or P SC 1280 APO AE 09880-9000
telephone: [965] 2259- 1001
FAX: [965] 2538-0282
Flag description:
three equal horizontal bands of green ( top), white, and red with a black trapezoid based on the
hoist side; colors and design are based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I; gr een represents
fertile fields, white stands for purity, red denotes blood on K uwaiti swords, black signifies the
defeat of the enemy
National symbol(s):
golden falcon
National anthem:
name: "Al-Nasheed Al-Watani" (National Anthem)
lyrics/music: A hmad MUSHARI al-Adwani/Ibrahim Nasir al-SOULA
note: adopted 1978; the anthem is only used on formal occasions
Economy :: KUWAIT
Economy - overview:
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Kuwait has a geogr aphically small, but wealthy, relatively open economy with self-reported crude
oil reser ves of about 102 billion barr els - about 9% of world reserves. Petroleum accounts for
nearly half of GDP, 95% of export revenues, and 95% of government income. Kuwaiti officials
have committed to increasing oil production to 4 million bar rels per day by 2020. The rise in
global oil prices throughout 2010 is reviving government consumption and economic gr owth as
Kuwait experiences a 20% increase in government budget revenue. Kuwait has done little to
diversify its economy, in part, because of this positive fiscal situation, and, in part, due to the
poor business climate and the acrimonious relationship between the National Assembly and the
executive branch, which has stymied most movement on economic reforms. Nonetheless, the
government in May 2010 passed a pr ivatization bill that allows the government to sell assets to
pr ivate investors, and in January passed an economic development plan that pledges to spend
up to $130 billion in five years to diversify the economy away from oil, attract more investment,
and boost private sector participation in the economy. Increasing government expenditures by so
large an amount during the planned time frame may be difficult to accomplish.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$136.5 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 60
$133.9 billion (2009 est.)
$141.2 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars
GDP (off icial exchange rate) :
$131.3 billion (2010 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
2% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 149
-5.2% (2009 est.)
5% (2008 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$48,900 (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
$49,700 (2009 est.)
$54,300 (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 0.3%
indust ry: 48%
services: 51.7% (2010 est.)
Labor f orce:
2.158 million
country comparison to the world: 116
note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force (2010 est.)
Labor f orce - by occupat ion:
agriculture: NA%
indust ry: NA%
services: NA%
Unemployment rate:
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2.2% (2004 est.)
country comparison to the world: 18
Population below poverty line:
NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Investment ( gross fixed):
12.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
Budget :
revenues: $75.01 billion
expenditures: $56.59 billion (2010 est.)
Taxes and other revenues:
57.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 11
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
14% of GDP (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
Public debt:
9.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 121
11% of GDP (2009 est.)
Inflat ion rate (consumer prices):
4% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 132
4% (2009 est.)
Central bank discount rate:
1.25% (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
3% (31 December 2009 est.)
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
2.9% (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
6.2% (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of narrow money:
$20.05 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
$16.44 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of broad money:
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$91.35 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
$86.81 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of domestic credit:
$99.52 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
$91 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares:
$119.6 billion (31 December 2010)
country comparison to the world: 42
$95.94 billion (31 December 2009)
$107.2 billion (31 December 2008)
Agriculture - products:
fish
Indust ries:
petroleum, petrochemicals, cement, shipbuilding and repair, water desalination, food processing,
constr uction materials
Indust rial production growth rate:
4.8% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
Electricit y - production:
49.82 billion kWh (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
Electricit y - consumption:
42.58 billion kWh (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
Electricit y - exports:
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Electricit y - imports:
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Oil - production:
2.45 million bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 11
Oil - consumption:
354,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
Oil - exports:
2.127 million bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 7
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Oil - imports:
0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 208
Oil - proved reserves:
104 billion bbl (1 January 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 6
Natural gas - production:
11.49 billion cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 40
Natural gas - consumption:
12.38 billion cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 42
Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 127
Natural gas - imports:
890 million cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 60
Natural gas - proved reserves:
1.798 trillion cu m (1 January 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 21
Current account balance:
$43.14 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
$25.78 billion (2009 est.)
Exports:
$66.96 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 47
$51.69 billion (2009 est.)
Exports - commodit ies:
oil and r efined products, fertilizers
Exports - partners:
Japan 15.5%, India 15.3%, South Korea 13.5%, China 10.1%, US 8.4% (2010)
Imports:
$19.06 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 73
$17.29 billion (2009 est.)
Imports - commodities:
food, construction materials, vehicles and parts, clothing
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Imports - partners:
US 14.2%, China 9.5%, Saudi Ar abia 7.3%, Japan 7.2%, Germany 6.1%, Italy 4.7%, India 4.4%
(2010)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$21.36 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
$20.38 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Debt - external:
$45.43 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
$45.49 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
$2.128 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 89
$2.048 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
$36.73 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
$34.66 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Exchange rates:
Kuwaiti dinars (K D) per US dollar 0.2888 (2010)
0.2877 (2009)
0.2679 (2008)
0.2844 (2007)
0.29 (2006)
Communicat ions :: KUWAIT
Telephones - main lines in use:
553,500 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 95
Telephones - mobile cellular:
3.876 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 106
Telephone system:
general assessment: the quality of service is excellent
domestic: new telephone exchanges provide a lar ge capacity for new subscribers; trunk traffic is
carried by microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and open-wire and fiber-optic cable; a mobilecellular telephone system operates throughout K uwait, and the country is well supplied with pay
telephones
international: country code - 965; linked to international submar ine cable Fiber-Optic Link
Around the Globe (FLAG); linked to Bahrain, Qatar , UAE via the Fiber-Optic Gulf (FOG) cable;
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coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Saudi Ar abia; satellite earth stations - 6 (3 Intelsat 1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean, 1 Inmar sat - Atlantic Ocean, and 2 Arabsat)
Broadcast media:
state-owned TV broadcaster operates 4 networks and a satellite channel; several private TV
br oadcaster s have emerged since 2003; satellite TV is available with pan- Ar ab TV stations
especially popular; state-owned Radio Kuwait broadcasts on a number of channels in Arabic and
English; fir st private radio station emerged in 2005; transmissions of at least 2 international
radio broadcasters are available (2007)
Internet country code:
.kw
Internet hosts:
2,485 ( 2010)
country comparison to the world: 151
Internet users:
1.1 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 96
Transportation :: K UW AIT
Airports:
7 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 169
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 t o 3,047 m: 2
1,524 t o 2,437 m: 1 (2010)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 3
1,524 t o 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 2 (2010)
Heliports:
4 (2010)
Pipelines:
gas 269 km; oil 540 km; r efined products 57 km (2010)
Roadways:
total: 5,749 km
country comparison to the world: 150
paved: 4,887 km
unpaved: 862 km (2004)
Merchant marine:
total: 30
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country comparison to the world: 84
by type: bulk carrier 1, carrier 3, container 6, liquefied gas 4, petroleum tanker 16
regist ered in other countries: 47 (Bahamas 2, Bahrain 5, Comoros 1, Libya 1, Malta 2, Panama
12, Qatar 7, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3, Saudi A rabia 4, UAE 10) (2010)
Ports and terminals:
Ash S hu'aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Az Zawr (Mina' Sa'ud), Mina' 'Abd Allah, Mina' al Ahmadi
Milit ary :: KUWAIT
Milit ary branches:
Kuwaiti Land Forces ( KLF), Kuwaiti Navy, Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya alKuwaitiya), Kuwaiti National Guard (KNG) ( 2009)
Milit ary service age and obligation:
18-30 years of age for compulsory and 18-25 years of age for voluntar y military service; women
age 18-30 may be subject to compulsory military service; conscr iption suspended in 2001 (2009)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,002,480
females age 16-49: 616,958 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 840,912
females age 16-49: 523,206 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily signif icant age annually:
male: 17,653
female: 16,232 ( 2010 est.)
Milit ary expenditures:
5.3% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 14
Transnational Issues :: KUWAIT
Disputes - int ernational:
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia continue negotiating a joint maritime boundary with Iran; no maritime
boundary exists with Iraq in the Persian Gulf
Trafficking in persons:
current sit uation: Kuwait is a destination country for men and women who are subjected to
forced labor and, to a lesser degree, forced prostitution; men and women migrate from India,
Egypt, Bangladesh, Syria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Nepal, Iran, Jordan,
Ethiopia, and Iraq to work in Kuwait, most of them in the domestic ser vice, construction, and
sanitation sectors; although most of these migrants enter Kuwait voluntarily, upon arrival some
ar e subjected to conditions of forced labor by their sponsors and labor agents, including
nonpayment of wages, long working hours without rest, deprivation of food, threats, physical or
sexual abuse, and restrictions on movement, such as the withholding of passports or
confinement to the workplace
tier rating: Tier 3 - Kuwait does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination
of trafficking and is not making sufficient efforts to do so; the government did not enact its draft
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comprehensive anti- trafficking law; Kuwait's victim-protection measures remain weak,
particularly due to its lack of proactive victim-identification procedur es and continued reliance on
the sponsorship system, which causes victims of trafficking to be punished for immigr ation
violations rather than protected (2011)
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