Kuwait

Introduction

Capital: Kuwait

Population

Total Population: 2,662,966

Annual growth rate: 2.4%

Density: 149 inhabitant/km²

Urban population: 98.3%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Kuwait City (1,790,000); Qalib Ash Shuyukh (180,000); As Salimiyah (150,000); Hawalli (110,000); Janub Khitan (90,000); Al Farwaniyah (80,000).

Ethnic Origins: Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%.

Official Language: Arabic.

Other languages spoken: English is considered as the second language.

Business language: English

Religion: Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%

Literacy rate: 93.3%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Kuwaït City

Exchange rate on :

National currency:
Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)

Country overview

Type of State: Constitutional hereditary emirate.

Type of economy: High-income economy.
Its economy depends on petroleum exports.

HDI*: 0,912/1

HDI (world rank): 29th/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Kuwait, dial 00
To call in Kuwait, dial +965

Internet suffix: .kw

Computers: 23.7 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 18.6 per 100 inhabitants

Internet users: 31.6 per 100 inhabitants

Access to electricity: 100% of the population

Foreign trade in figures

Foreign trade indicators	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Imports of goods (millions USD)	9,880	11,663	14,238	14,331	20,625
Exports of goods (millions USD)	21,794	30,089	46,971	58,638	63,681
Imports of services (millions USD)	6,615	7,586	8,604	10,215	13,082
Exports of services (millions USD)	3,144	3,743	4,723	7,931	9,636