Kuwait Country Data

Area: total: 17,820 sq km
land: 17,820 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Climate: dry desert intensely hot summers short, cool winters

Terrain: flat to slightly undulating desert plain

Natural resources: petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas

Population: 2,596,799
note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals [July 2008 est.]

Age structure: 0-14 years: 26.6% [male 351,057/female 338,634]
15-64 years: 70.6% [male 1,172,460/female 659,927]
65 years and over: 2.9% [male 46,770/female 27,951] [2008 est.]

Nationality: noun: Kuwaiti[s]
adjective: Kuwaiti

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

Languages: Arabic [official], English widely spoken

Capital: name: Kuwait
geographic coordinates: 29 22 N, 47 58 E
time difference: UTC+3 [8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time]

National holiday: National Day, 25 February [1950]

GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 0.3%
industry: 51.5%
services: 48.1% [2007 est.]

Labor force: 2.093 million
note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force [2007 est.]

Budget: revenues: $84.76 billion
expenditures: $36.8 billion [2007 est.]

Agriculture - products: practically no crops fish

Industries: petroleum, petrochemicals, cement, shipbuilding and repair, water desalination, food processing, construction materials

Exports: $61.43 billion f.o.b. [2007 est.]

Exports - commodities: oil and refined products, fertilizers

Exports - partners: Japan 20.4%, South Korea 16.2%, Taiwan 10.8%, Singapore 9.7%, US 9%, Netherlands 5.3%, China 4.1% [2006]

Imports: $19.4 billion f.o.b. [2007 est.]

Imports - commodities: food, construction materials, vehicles and parts, clothing

Imports - partners: US 14.1%, Japan 7.8%, Germany 7.7%, Saudi Arabia 6.8%, China 5.7%, UK 5.4%, Italy 4.6% [2006]

Currency (code): Kuwaiti dinar [KD]

Exchange rates: Kuwaiti dinars per US dollar - 0.2844 [2007], 0.29 [2006], 0.292 [2005], 0.2947 [2004], 0.298 [2003]

Airports: 7 [2007]

Merchant marine: total: 38 ships [1000 GRT or over] 2,195,831 GRT/3,566,308 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 1, container 6, liquefied gas 5, livestock carrier 3, petroleum tanker 21
registered in other countries: 28 [Bahrain 3, Comoros 1, Liberia 1, Libya 1, Panama 1, Qatar 7, Saudi Arabia 6, UAE 8] [2007]

Ports and terminals: Ash Shu'aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Az Zawr [Mina' Sa'ud], Mina' 'Abd Allah, Mina' al Ahmadi

Trade Leads of companies wanting to do business with Kuwait

Sale Aluminum Sheet, Aluminium Sheet Circle , Aluminum Checkered Plate And Non-ferrous Metals - Newsmetal ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Wed 09 Apr, 2008 12:42 am - 1 aluminum sheet strip circle and foil 2 temper o h16 h18 h22 h24 h26 h0 3 alloy 1 series 3 series 5 series 6 series 7 series 8 ...
Targeted Countries: Kuwait Saudi Arabia UAE

Concertina Wire - Chinawiremesh ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Tue 13 May, 2008 6:29 am - razor barbed wire mesh we can supply razor wire in different forms in straight line or concertina coils materials for razor wire include galvaniz...
Targeted Countries: Kuwait Israel Chile

Cabinet And Leather Cover Chairs - Zjfurniture ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Sun 13 Jul, 2008 3:07 am - solid wood make for middle east country including a lot of work woodcarvings antique galsses ...
Targeted Countries: Kuwait

Sell Aluminum Checkered Sheet - Newsmetal ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Mon 14 Jul, 2008 8:50 am - aluminum sheet amp amp aluminum plates 1 aluminum sheet strip and foil 2 temper o h16 h18 h22 h24 h26 h0 3 alloy 1 series 3 ...
Targeted Countries: Australia Kuwait Saudi Arabia

Aluminum Checkered Plate1050aa And Sheet Circle - Newsmetal ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Tue 15 Jul, 2008 3:55 pm - aluminum sheet circle 1050aa 1 alloy 1 series 3 series 5 series 8 series 2 temper upon your request 3 thickness 0 2 5 0mm width 400 1...
Targeted Countries: Canada Kuwait UAE

Sell Christmas Gift - Dipond ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Fri 15 Aug, 2008 3:53 am - led flashing cup romantic and mystery atmosphere and colorful shining life 1 suitable for bars discos and parties used in garden or kitchen ...
Targeted Countries: Kuwait Italy

Stucco-embossed Aluminum 2.0mm - Newsmetal ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Fri 22 Aug, 2008 4:59 pm - aluminum embossed sheet and coil specifications 1 alloy 1 3 5 6 7 8 series 2 temper o h12 h14 h16 h18 h22 h24 h26 h32 3 thick...
Targeted Countries: Libya Kuwait USA

Aluminium Plain Sheets 1050aa H24 - Newsmetal ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Tue 02 Sep, 2008 3:06 pm - aluminium plain sheets 1 aluminum sheet coil and foil 2 temper o h16 h18 h22 h24 h26 h0 3 alloy 1 series 3 series 5 series 6 ser...
Targeted Countries: Jordan Kuwait Saudi Arabia

Pattern Electrowelded Mesh - Apankai ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Wed 03 Sep, 2008 12:06 am - wiresize mesh wiresize mesh bwg14 25mm bwg16 25mm bwg14 25×50mm bwg16 25×50mm bwg14 50×50mm bwg16 50×50mm bwg14 50×75mm bwg16 50×75mm bwg1...
Targeted Countries: USA Kuwait Luxembourg

Teflon Coated Aluminum Sheet - Newsmetal ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Sun 07 Sep, 2008 5:20 am - teflon coated aluminum sheet 1 temper o h16 h18 h22 h24 h26 h0 2 alloy 1 series 3 series 5 series 6 series 3 contact news metal at...
Targeted Countries: Kuwait Pakistan Russia

20 Pcs Porcelain Dinner Set - Etoceramicsfactory ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Thu 11 Sep, 2008 2:42 pm - 20 pcs porcelain dinner set item no ed1055 set composition 4 pc cups and 4 pc saucers 4 pc 7 5' quot flat plates 4pc 8 quot soup plates...
Targeted Countries: Israel Greece Kuwait

Broad Bean / Horse Bean - Newfield02 ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Sun 28 Sep, 2008 1:48 am - broad bean fava bean faba bean horse beans vicia faba semen viciae fabae specification 1 new crop china origin 2 size 40 50 50 60 60 7...
Targeted Countries: Kuwait Saudi Arabia