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State of Kuwait
National name: Dawlat al Kuwayt
Emir: Sheik Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah (1977)
Prime Minister: Sheik Saad al-Abdullah Al-Sabah (1978)
Area: 6,880 sq. mi. (17,820 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 1,991,115 (average annual rate of natural increase: 1.81%); birth rate: 20.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 10.3/1000; density per sq. mi.: 289
Capital (1990 est.): Kuwait, 151,060
Other large city (1993 est.): as-Salimiyah, 116,104
Monetary unit: Kuwaiti dinar
Languages: Arabic and English
Ethnicity/race: Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%
Religions: Islam 85% (Shi'ite 30%, Sunni 45%, other 10%); Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%
Literacy rate: 73%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $43.7 billion; $22,700 per capita. Real growth rate: –5%. Inflation: 1% (1997 est.). Unemployment: 1.8% (official 1996 est.). Agriculture: practically no crops; fish. Labor force: 1.1 million (1996 est.): government and social services, 50%; services, 40%; industry and agriculture, 10%. Industries: petroleum, petrochemicals, desalination, food processing, construction materials, salt, construction. Natural resources: petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas. Exports: $14.3 billion (f.o.b., 1997): oil and refined products, fertilizers. Imports: $7.8 billion (f.o.b., 1996): food, construction materials, vehicles and parts, clothing. Major trading partners: U.S., Japan, U.K., Germany, Italy.
