STATISTICS: KUWAIT

Kuwait Official name: Dawlat al-Kuwayt (State of Kuwait). Form of government: Constitutional monarchy with one legislative body (National Assembly ). Head of state and government: Emir{2}. Capital: Kuwait City. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: Islam. Monetary unit: 1 Kuwaiti dinar (KD) = 1,000 fils; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 KD = U.S.$3.30 = 1.94. Demography Population (1998): 1,866,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 271.2, persons per sq km 104.7. Urban-rural (1995): urban 97.0%; rural 3.0%. Sex distribution (1995): male 61.45%; female 38.55%. Age breakdown (1994): under 15, 29.4%; 15-29, 28.3%; 30-44, 30.5%; 45-59, 9.5%; 60-74, 2.0%; 75 and over, 0.3%. Population projection: (2000) 2,017,000; (2010) 2,712,000. Doubling time: 22 years. Ethno-linguistic composition (1995): Arabic 78%; other 22%. Religious affiliation (1995): Muslim 85%, of which Sunni 45%, Shi'i 30%; other Muslim 10%; other (mostly Christian and Hindu) 15.0%. Major cities (1995): As-Salimiyah 130,215; Qalib ash-Shuyukh 102,178; Hawalli 82,238; Abraq Khitan 63,628; Kuwait City 28,859. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1995): 24.3 (world avg. 25.0). Death rate per 1,000 population (1995): 2.2 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1995): 22.1 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1994): 3.7. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1993): 8.0{3}. Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1993): 1.9{3}. Life expectancy at birth (1994): male 74.4 years; female 79.0 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1995): circulatory diseases 87.5; accidents, poisoning, and violence 35.8; cancers 24.9; respiratory diseases 12.3; congenital anomalies 11.3; endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 8.2; infectious and parasitic diseases 6.7; genitourinary diseases 6.0. National economy Budget{4} (1996-97). Revenue: KD 3,000,000,000 (oil revenue 85.3%). Expenditures: KD 4,210,000,000 (current expenditures 67.7%, of which transfers 21.1%, defense 20.2%, education 7.6%, health 6.3%; development expenditure 10.5%). Public debt: n.a. Tourism (1995): receipts from visitors U.S.$107,000,000; expenditures by nationals abroad U.S.$2,322,000,000. Gross national product (1996): U.S.$35,901,000,000 (U.S.$20,470 per capita). Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1997): cucumbers and gherkins 26,500, onions 20,500, tomatoes 20,500, eggplants 3,250, garlic 1,450; livestock (number of live animals) 320,000 sheep, 75,000 goats, 22,000 cattle, 8,600 camels; fish catch (1995) 8,706. Mining and quarrying (1994): sulfur 175,000; lime 35,000. Manufacturing (value added in KD '000; 1993): refined petroleum products 383,525; clothing and apparel 35,722; food products 35,610; fabricated metal products 33,343; cement, bricks, and tile 31,302; furniture and fixtures 15,103. Construction (floor area of new construction; 1995): residential 2,018,600 sq m; nonresidential 141,200 sq m. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 23,152,000,000 (23,152,000,000): coal, none (none); crude petroleum (barrels; 1995) 657,000,000 ( 44,426,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) 33,869,000 (5,268,000); natural gas (cu m; 1994) 5,970,000,000 (5,970,000,000). Population economically active (1995): total 746,408; activity rate of total population 47.4% (participation rates: ages 15-59, 70.7%; female 18.8%; unemployed 0.7%). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1986) 7.4; annual income per household (1973){5} KD 4,246 (U.S.$12,907); sources of income: wages and salaries 53.8%, self-employment 20.8%, other 25.4; expenditure (1992): food, beverages, and tobacco 37.0%, housing and energy 18.7%, transportation 15.3%, household appliances and services 11.1%, clothing and footwear 10.0%, education and health 2.5%. Land use (1994): forest 0.1%; pasture 7.7%; agriculture 0.3%; other 91.9%. Foreign trade Imports (1996): KD 2,507,170,000 (machinery and transport equipment 41.6%, manufactured goods 19.8%, food and live animals 14.0%, miscellaneous manufactured articles 12.9%, chemical products 7.2%, beverages and tobacco 1.1%). Major import sources: U.S. 16.7%; Japan 12.1%; Germany 7.0%; Italy 6.9%; Saudi Arabia 6.7%; U.K. 6.1%; France 4.0%; India 3.2%. Exports (1996){6}: KD 4,458,000,000 (crude petroleum and petroleum products 94.9%). Major export destinations: India 18.6%; Saudi Arabia 16.9%; U.A.E. 15.0%; U.S. 5.7%; China 4.9%; Philippines 2.6%; Bahrain 2.3%; Egypt 2.3%. Transport Transport. Railroads: none. Roads (1995): total length 2,709 mi, 4,360 km (paved 81%). Vehicles (1995): passenger cars 545,000; trucks and buses 155,000. Merchant marine (1992): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 209; total deadweight tonnage 3,188,526. Air transport (1995){7}: passenger-mi 3,184,038,000, passenger-km 5,124,223,000; short ton-mi cargo 225,837,000, metric ton-km cargo 329,717,000; airports (1997) with scheduled flights 1. Education and health Educational attainment (1988). Percentage of population age 25 and over having: no formal schooling 44.8%; primary education 8.6%; some secondary 15.1%; complete secondary 15.1%; higher 16.4%. Literacy (1995 est.): total population age 15 and over literate 78.6%; males literate 82.2%; females literate 74.9%. Health (1995): physicians 3,642 (1 per 464 persons); hospital beds 4,093{8} (1 per 357 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births 11.1. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 3,160 (vegetable products 75%, animal products 25%); 131% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1997): 15,300 (army [including central staff] 71.9%, navy 11.8%, air force 16.3%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1995): 11.6% (world 2.8%); per capita expenditure U.S.$1,919. {1} 50 elected seats include 4 elected Cabinet ministers; nonelected Cabinet ministers serving ex officio occupy the other 14 seats. {2} Assisted by prime minister. {3} Provisional. {4} Approved budget for 1996-97. {5} Kuwaiti households only. {6} Total exports and reexports include oil and non-oil, but breakdown by destination is derived from non-oil exports. {7} Kuwait Airways only. {8} 1993; public hospitals only.