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Explore Kuwait
Kuwait with its capital Kuwait City is located in Asia (Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf). It covers some 17,819 square kilometers (slightly smaller than New Jersey) with 2,875,420 citizens. Arabic and English are the common languages used in Kuwait. As an interesting fact, is sharing borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Kuwaitis a country in the Middle East. It is located at the head of the Arabian Gulf, with Iraq to the north and west, and Saudi Arabia to the southwest.Kuwait City is a bustling metropolis of high-rise office buildings, luxury hotels, wide boulevards and well-tended parks and gardens. Its seaport is used by oil tankers, cargo ships and many pleasure craft. Its most dominant landmarks are the Kuwait Towers. Kuwait City is not, however, an attractive city to visit as much of the architecture and its general feel is one of sand blown, dustiness.
Popular Destinations in Kuwait
Administrative regions of Kuwait
- Al Asimah
- Al Farwaniyah
- Muhafazat Hawalli
- Muhafazat Mubarak al Kabir
- Muhafazat al Ahmadi
- Muhafazat al Jahra'
About the country
The topography is flat to slightly undulating desert plain. The average density of population is about 161 per km². The climate in Kuwait can be described as dry desertintensely hot summers, short, cool winters. Potential natural disasters are sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year but are most common between March and August sudden cloudbursts are common from October to April and bring heavy rain, which can damage roads and houses
To reach someone Kuwait dial +965 prior to a number. The local cellular networks are operated on 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".kw". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery chaarger), keep in min the local 240 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G). The sign for the locally used currency Dinar is KWD.
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; green represents fertile fields, white stands for purity, red denotes blood on Kuwaiti swords, black signifies the defeat of the enemy.
![Kuwait Flag Flag of Kuwait](https://www.tripmondo.com/resources/images/flags/h200/kw.png)
Kuwait has been ruled by the AL-SABAH dynasty since the 18th century. The threat of Ottoman invasion in 1899 prompted Amir Mubarak AL-SABAH to seek protection from Britain, ceding foreign and defense responsibility to Britain until 1961, when the country attained its independence. 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 infrastructure damaged during 1990-91. The AL-SABAH family returned to power in 1991 and established one of the most independent legislatures in the Arab World. The country witnessed the historic election in 2009 of four women to its National Assembly. Amid the 2010-11 uprisings and protests across the Arab world, stateless Arabs, known as bidoon, staged small protests in early 2011 demanding citizenship, jobs, and other benefits available to Kuwaiti nationals. Youth activist groups' repeated rallies in 2011 for the dismissal of a prime minister seen as being corrupt, ultimately led to his resignation in late 2011. Demonstrations renewed in late 2012 in response to an Amiri decree amending the electoral law. The opposition, led by a coalition of Sunni Islamists, tribalists, some liberals, and myriad youth groups, largely boycotted legislative elections in 2012 and 2013, which ushered in a legislature more amenable to the government's agenda. However, the opposition, expressing strong opposition to the government’s fiscal reforms, participated in the November 2016 National Assembly and won almost half of the positions. Since coming to power in 2006, the Amir has dissolved the National Assembly on seven occasions (the Constitutional Court annulled the Assembly in June 2012 and again in June 2013) and shuffled the cabinet over a dozen times, usually citing political stagnation and gridlock between the legislature and the government.
Geography
Area | ||
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Total (World Rank: 158) | 17,818 | sq km |
Land (World Rank: 156) | 17,818 | sq km |
Forest (World Rank: 141) | 7.60 | % |
Comparative | slightly smaller than New Jersey | |
Coastline | ||
499 | ||
Landborder | ||
475 | ||
Elevation | ||
Highest point (World Rank: 236) | 4 | m |
Agricultural land | ||
Total (World Rank: 198) | 8.50 | % |
Arable (World Rank: 206) | 0.60 | % |
Permanent crops (World Rank: 166) | 0.30 | % |
Permanent pastures (World Rank: 141) | 7.60 | % |
Irrigated land (World Rank: 140) | 105 | sq km |
Map reference | ||
Middle East | ||
Environment | ||
Issues |
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Agreement party |
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Agreement signed | Marine Dumping | |
Hazzards |
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Location | ||
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia | ||
Climate | ||
dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters | ||
Terrain | ||
flat to slightly undulating desert plain |
People
Population | ||
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Total (World Rank: 139) | 2,875,420 | |
Deathrate (World Rank: 221) | 0.22 | % |
Birthrate (World Rank: 83) | 1.92 | % |
Growthrate (World Rank: 78) | 1.46 | % |
Migration rate (World Rank: 134) | -0.24 | % |
Fertility rate (World Rank: 83) | 2.40 | % |
Median age | ||
Male (World Rank: 107) | 30.40 | |
Female (World Rank: 140) | 27.40 | |
Age structure | ||
0 14 male (World Rank: 135) | 374,259 | |
0 14 female (World Rank: 138) | 345,104 | |
15 24 male (World Rank: 137) | 238,451 | |
15 24 female (World Rank: 143) | 195,700 | |
25 54 male (World Rank: 124) | 948,902 | |
25 54 female (World Rank: 140) | 554,050 | |
55 64 male (World Rank: 141) | 82,366 | |
55 64 female (World Rank: 147) | 63,505 | |
65 x male (World Rank: 155) | 33,561 | |
65 x female (World Rank: 154) | 39,524 | |
Health | ||
Infant mortality rate (World Rank: 158) | 0.70 | % |
Life expectancy total (World Rank: 61) | 78 | years |
Life expectancy female (World Rank: 83) | 80 | years |
Life expectancy male (World Rank: 47) | 77 | years |
Physicians per 1000 (World Rank: 74) | 1.95 | |
Hospital bed per 1000 (World Rank: 96) | 2.20 | |
Sanitation access total (World Rank: 17) | 100.00 | % |
Obesity adult (World Rank: 11) | 37.90 | % |
Drinking water access (World Rank: 65) | 99.00 | % |
Energy
Electricity | ||
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Production (World Rank: 45) | 63,840,000,000 | kWh |
Consumption (World Rank: 45) | 54,110,000,000 | kWh |
Source fossil (World Rank: 22) | 100.00 | % |
Crude oil | ||
Production (World Rank: 9) | 2,924,000 | bbl / day |
Exports (World Rank: 9) | 1,656,000 | bbl / day |
Proved reserves (World Rank: 6) | 101,500,000,000 | bbl |
Refined products | ||
Production (World Rank: 22) | 920,000 | bbl / day |
Consumption (World Rank: 34) | 500,000 | bbl / day |
Export (World Rank: 19) | 400,000 | bbl / day |
Import (World Rank: 135) | 11,900 | bbl / day |
Natural gas | ||
Production (World Rank: 34) | 16,910,000,000 | m³ |
Consumption (World Rank: 35) | 33,180,000,000 | m³ |
Import (World Rank: 11) | 0 | m³ |
Carbon footprint | ||
107000000 |
Nation
Budget | ||
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Military (World Rank: 9) | 5 | % of GDP |
Health (World Rank: 182) | 3 | % of GDP |
Surplus (World Rank: 194) | -11 | % of GDP |
National symbol | ||
golden falcon | ||
National colours | ||
white | ||
Adjective | ||
Kuwaiti | ||
Noun | ||
Kuwaiti(s) | ||
Background | ||
Kuwait has been ruled by the AL-SABAH dynasty since the 18th century. The threat of Ottoman invasion in 1899 prompted Amir Mubarak AL-SABAH to seek protection from Britain, ceding foreign and defense responsibility to Britain until 1961, when the country attained its independence. 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 infrastructure damaged during 1990-91. The AL-SABAH family returned to power in 1991 and established one of the most independent legislatures in the Arab World. The country witnessed the historic election in 2009 of four women to its National Assembly. Amid the 2010-11 uprisings and protests across the Arab world, stateless Arabs, known as bidoon, staged small protests in early 2011 demanding citizenship, jobs, and other benefits available to Kuwaiti nationals. Youth activist groups' repeated rallies in 2011 for the dismissal of a prime minister seen as being corrupt, ultimately led to his resignation in late 2011. Demonstrations renewed in late 2012 in response to an Amiri decree amending the electoral law. The opposition, led by a coalition of Sunni Islamists, tribalists, some liberals, and myriad youth groups, largely boycotted legislative elections in 2012 and 2013, which ushered in a legislature more amenable to the government's agenda. However, the opposition, expressing strong opposition to the government’s fiscal reforms, participated in the November 2016 National Assembly and won almost half of the positions. Since coming to power in 2006, the Amir has dissolved the National Assembly on seven occasions (the Constitutional Court annulled the Assembly in June 2012 and again in June 2013) and shuffled the cabinet over a dozen times, usually citing political stagnation and gridlock between the legislature and the government. | ||
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; green represents fertile fields, white stands for purity, red denotes blood on Kuwaiti swords, black signifies the defeat of the enemy |
Economy
Gdp | ||
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Purchasing power parity (World Rank: 53) | 303,700,000,000 | USD |
Real growth rate (World Rank: 111) | 2.50 | % |
Per capita purchasing power parity (World Rank: 11) | 71,900 | USD |
Source agriculture (World Rank: 209) | 0.40 | % |
Source industry (World Rank: 2) | 59.60 | % |
Source service (World Rank: 210) | 40.00 | % |
Labourforce | ||
Total (World Rank: 112) | 2,612,000 | |
Products | ||
Industries |
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Agriculture | fish | |
Exports |
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Imports |
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Communication
Phone | ||
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Landline total (World Rank: 100) | 403,234 | |
Landline per 100 (World Rank: 120) | 14.00 | |
Mobile per 100 (World Rank: 7) | 190.00 | |
Assessment | 0 | |
Internet | ||
Users (World Rank: 108) | 2,219,970 | |
Population (World Rank: 51) | 78.40 | % |
Transport
Air | ||
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Airports paved (World Rank: 152) | 4.00 | |
Airports unpaved (World Rank: 162) | 3.00 | |
Heliports (World Rank: 40) | 4.00 | |
Road | ||
Total length (World Rank: 148) | 6,608 |