| National
Name : |
Dawlat
Al-Kuwait |
| Short
for : |
Al-Kout |
| Capital
: |
Kuwait
City |
| Religions
: |
Islam |
| Languages
: |
Arabic |
| Date
of Independence : |
19th
of June, 1961 |
| Government
: |
Constitutional
Type |
| Amir
: |
Sheikh:
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Prime
Minister : |
Sheikh:
Sa'ad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah |
| Country
Political Structure : |
Sheikh:
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah rules as Amir of Kuwait since 1977.
The National Assembly consist of 50 elected members, includes
ministers appointed by the Amir. Even though Kuwait has no political
parties. |
| People |
|
| Population
: |
Approximately
(1,991,115) |
| Population
Growth Rate : |
Average
annual rates of natural increase (3.89%) |
| Birth
Rate : |
20.3
/ 1000 |
| Infant
Mortality Rate : |
11.1
/ 1000 |
| Death
Rate : |
2.32
/ 1000 |
| Literacy
Rate : |
Literate
People who can read and write 78.3% |
| Real
Growth Rate : |
9.3% |
| Inflation
: |
3% |
| Labor
Force : |
566,000
- 45% in services |
| Major
Products |
|
| Natural
Resource : |
Petroleum,
fish, and shrimp |
| Exports
: |
$10.5
billion |
| Oil
: |
90% |
| Imports
: |
$6
billion
"Food, automobiles, building materials, machinery, textiles." |
| Major
Trading : |
United
States, Japan, Italy, United Kingdom, Canada, and France |
| Geography |
|
| Area
Size : |
6,880
Square Miles, equals to 17,820 Kilometers |
| Boundaries
: |
Kuwait
is situated northeast of Saudi Arabia at the northern end of
the Persian Gulf (Arab Gulf), South of Iraq. |
| Topography
: |
Low
lying land nearly flat desert |
| Climate
: |
Hot,
dry, and sandstorm during summer time in June and July. Some
rain in spring, and cold during winter |
