Kuwait
- Official Name:
- State of Kuwait (Kuwait)
- Area:
- 17.820 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 2.505.559 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 499 km
- Capital:
- Kuwait
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Ash Shu'aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Az Zawr (Mina' Sa'ud), Mina' 'Abd Allah, Mina' al Ahmadi
- Maritime claims:
-
- Political divisions:
- 6 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Ahmadi, Al 'Asimah, Al Farwaniyah, Al Jahra', Hawalli, Mubarak Al Kabir
- Language(s):
- Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
- National holiday:
- National Day, 25 February (1950)
- Nationality:
- Kuwaiti(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 3.
- Member of:
- ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, BDEAC, CAEU, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .kw
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Kuwaiti dinar (KD) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD23.100 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 60.720.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 12,6% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 0,4%
- Industry: 48,3%
- Services: 51,3%
- Labor force:
- 1.136.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture ND
- Industry: ND
- Services ND
- Unemployment rate:
- 2,2% (2004 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 3% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 26,4% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD59.580.000.000
- Expenditures: USD33.620.000.000
- Public debt:
- 8,1% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD 40.750.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 56.060.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Oil and refined products, fertilizers
- Exports - Partners:
- Japan 19,7%, South Korea 15,4%, US 11,9%, Taiwan 11,1%, Singapore 9,5%, Netherlands 4,7% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 19.12 billion FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Food, construction materials, vehicles and parts, clothing
- Imports - partners:
- US 14,1%, Germany 10,8%, Japan 8,4%, Saudi Arabia 6,2%, UK 5,7%, France 4,8%, China 4,5% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 11.080.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD19.700.000.000 (2006)
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