Kuwait 
May 25, 2011 | Posted by Owner | Filed under Kuwait, Country Information 

Kuwait
His Hell Is Better Than My Family's Paradise 

General
Population: 2,595,628 (2011)
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: 77.09 years (2011) 

Economy
GDP Official Exchange Rate: 117.3 billion (2010)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity: 144.3 billion (2010)
GDP Per Capita (PPP) : 51,700 (2010)
GDP Growth Rate: 3.2% (2010)
GDP Structure: Agriculture 0.3%, Industry 48.1%, Services 51.6% (2010)
Labour Force By Occupation: NA
Industries: Petroleum, petrochemicals, cement, shipbuilding and repair, water desalination, food processing, construction materials
Agriculture Products: No crops; fish
Human Development Index: 0.771 (47th) 
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
http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/KWT.html