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Capital Kuwait : |
Kuwait .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Kuwait :
| Iraq 240 km, Saudi Arabia 222 km .
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| Climate Kuwait :
| dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters .
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| Life expectancy Kuwait :
| 76.84 years .
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| Fertility rate Kuwait :
| 3.03 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Kuwait :
| nominal constitutional monarchy .
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| Population Kuwait :
| 2 257 549.
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| Area Total Kuwait :
| 17,820 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Kuwait :
| 486,900 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Kuwait :
| 1.42 million (2003) .
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| International Country Code Kuwait :
| 965.
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| Sex ratio total Kuwait :
| 1.52 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Kuwait ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Kuwait ratio 15 64 :
| 1.77 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Kuwait ratio 65 :
| 1.76 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Kuwait :
| $8.652 billion (2003) |
| HIV Kuwait :
| 0.12% (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Kuwait :
| NA |
| Literacy Kuwait :
| 83,50% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Kuwait :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Kuwait :
| NA |
| Inflation Kuwait :
| 1.2% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Kuwait :
| 2.1% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Kuwait :
| 567,000 (2003) |
| Location Kuwait :
| Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia |
| Geographic Coordinates Kuwait :
| 29 30 N, 45 45 E |
| Religion Kuwait :
| Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15% |
| Administrative region Kuwait :
| 5 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Ahmadi, Al Farwaniyah, Al 'Asimah, Al Jahra', Hawalli |
| Terrain Kuwait :
| flat to slightly undulating desert plain |
| Elevation extremes lowest Kuwait :
| Persian Gulf 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Kuwait :
| unnamed location 306 m |
| Natural resources Kuwait :
| petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas |
| Land use arable land Kuwait :
| 0,73% |
| Land use permanentcrops Kuwait :
| 0,11% |
| Irrigated land Kuwait :
| 60 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Kuwait :
| sudden cloudbursts are common from October to April and bring heavy rain, which can damage roads and houses; sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year, but are most common between March and August |
| Environment current issues Kuwait :
| limited natural fresh water resources; some of world's largest and most sophisticated desalination facilities provide much of the water; air and water pollution; desertification |
| Geography note Kuwait :
| strategic location at head of Persian Gulf |
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