Kuwait

His Hell Is Better Than My Family's Paradise

 

General

Population: 2,789,132 (2010)
Land Area: 17,820 sq km
Natural Resources: Petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas
Capital: Kuwait
Political System: Constitutional Emirate
State Leader: Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jabir Al-Sabah (2006)
Head of Government: Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah (2007)
Languages: Arabic, English
Currency: Kuwaiti Dinar (KD)
Major Religions: Muslim 85%, Other 15%
Major Ethnicities: Kuwaiti 45%, Other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, Other 7%
Life Expectancy: 77,71 years (2009)

Economy

GDP: 116,2 billion (2009)
GDP Per Capita: 54,100 (2009)
GDP Growth Rate: -1,7% (2009)
GDP Structure: Agriculture 0,3%, Industry 48,2%, Services 51,5% (2009)
Labour Force By Occupation: NA
Industries: Petroleum, petrochemicals, cement, shipbuilding and repair, water desalination, food processing, construction materials
Agriculture Products: No crops; fish
Tourism Revenue: 414 million (2004)
Unemployment Rate: 2,2% (2004)

Military

Army Size: 15 500 (2004)
Budget: 5,3% of GDP (2006)

Current Situation

 

Kuwait is located in the Middle East. Kuwait is bordered by Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Kuwait's government receives about 80% of its revenues from the exportation of oil. Kuwait's currency is the most valued in the world and also its GDP per capita is one of the highest. Kuwait is growing at a steady pace and with huge surpluses created by oil revenues it is undertaking several ambitious projects to diversify away from oil.

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Sources

CIA World Factbook: Kuwait
Wikipedia: Kuwait