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State of Kuwait دولة الكويت (Arabic) Dawlat al-Kuwait | |
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 Location of Kuwait (green) | |
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| Capital and largest city | Kuwait City 29°22′N 47°58′E / 29.367°N 47.967°E / 29.367; 47.967 |
| Official languages | Arabic |
Ethnic groups |
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| Religion | Islam |
| Demonym(s) | Kuwaiti |
| Government | Unitary constitutional monarchy[1] |
• Emir | Sabah Ahmad al-Sabah |
• Prime Minister | Jaber Mubarak al-Sabah |
• Speaker of the National Assembly | Marzouq Al-Ghanim |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Establishment | |
• Independence from the Emirate of Al Hasa | 1752 |
• Anglo-Ottoman Convention | 1913 |
• End of treaties with the United Kingdom | 19 June 1961 |
| Area | |
• Total | 17,818 km2 (6,880 sq mi) (152nd) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 4,052,584[2] (128th) |
• 2005 census | 2,213,403[3] |
• Density | 200.2/km2 (518.5/sq mi) (61st) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $303 billion[4] |
• Per capita | $69,669[4] (5th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $118.271 billion[4] (55th) |
• Per capita | $28,199[4] (23rd) |
HDI (2017) |  0.803[5]very high · 56th |
| Currency | Kuwaiti dinar (KWD) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (CE) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +965 |
| ISO 3166 code | KW |
| Internet TLD | .kw |
Website www.e.gov.kw | |
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Map of Kuwait
A satellite Image of Kuwait (taken in 2001)
Skyline of Kuwait
Kuwait is a small country (about 17,819 square kilometers) in the Middle East.
Kuwait is the most socially progressive country in the Gulf region. It has a small and rich economy. It has about 96 billion barrels of crude oil reserves. Crude oil reserves are the oil that is still under the ground and has not yet been cleaned up. Kuwait has 10% of all of the oil reserves in the world. The country makes a lot of money by selling oil. This money is almost half of all the money the country makes. The oil money is also 95% of the money made by selling things to different countries (people call that exports). Also, the oil money is 80% of the money the government makes. Kuwait is now talking with oil companies of other countries to make oil fields in the northern part of the country.
Kuwait's weather makes farming hard (too little rain). Instead of farming, the country catches fish and buys food from other countries. About 75% of the country's water to drink has to be distilled (have the salt removed) or purchased from other countries.
In 1990, Iraq invaded (brought an army in to fight against) Kuwait. This started the first Gulf War. Kuwait's official religion is Islam, although 15% of its population are Christian or Hindu. Arabic is mostly spoken in Kuwait but English is widespread among Kuwaitis (residents of Kuwait). Kuwait is one of the few nations that has education for every age.
Contents
1 Demographics
2 Governorates
3 Related pages
4 References
Demographics |
Population (in thousands) for 2004 2595.
CBR(per 1000) for 2004 19.4.
CDR (per 1000) for 2004 1.9. Growth Rate(%) for 1992-2002 2.1. the Total Fertility Rate for 2002 is 2.7. Percent population is living in urban in 2003 96.2.Per capita gross national income ($) 2002 612. Population Density( per square kilometer) in 2000 107.4
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000)for 2005 9.95. Adult literacy rate (85%) female literacy rate (81%) (2002).
Governorates |
Kuwait is divided into 6 governorates. The governorates are divided into districts.
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| Subdivision | Capital | Area km² | Population Census of 2005 | Created | ||||||||||||||||||||
Al Asimah (Al Kuwayt)2) | Al Kuwait | 200 | 261 013 | original Governorate | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawalli | Hawalli District | 84 | 487 514 | original Governorate | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al Farwaniyah | Al Farwaniyah | 190 | 622 123 | 1988 from Al Asimah | ||||||||||||||||||||
Al Ahmadi1) | Al Ahmadi | 5 120 | 393 861 | 1946 from Al Asimah | ||||||||||||||||||||
Al Jahra3) | Al Jahra | 12 130 | 272 373 | 1979 from Al Asimah | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mubarak Al-Kabeer | Mubarak Al-Kabeer | 94 | 176 519 | November 1999 from Hawalli | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 17 818 | 2 213 403 | | |||||||||||||||||||||
1) The Neutral Zone was dissolved on 18 December 1969, and the northern part with 2590 km² was added to Al Ahmadi (with small part in the northwest added to Al Jahra) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2) including the islands of Failaka, Miskan, and Auhah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3) including the islands of Warbah and Bubiyan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Related pages |
- Kuwait at the Olympics
- Kuwait national football team
- List of rivers of Kuwait
References |
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↑ "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". ESA.UN.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
↑ "Population of Kuwait". Kuwait Government Online. 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
↑ 4.04.14.24.3 "IMF Report for Selected Countries and Subjects : Kuwait". International Monetary Fund. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
↑ "2018 Human Development Report". United Nations Development Programme. 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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