Kuwait

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300292272
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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Kuwait

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Kuwait (Middle East)

Introduction ::Kuwait

Background:

Britain oversaw foreign relations and defense for the ruling Kuwaiti

AL-SABAH dynasty from 1899 until independence in 1961. Kuwait

was attacked and overrun by Iraq on 2 August 1990. Following

several weeks of aerial bombardment, a US-led, UN coalition began

a ground assault on 23 February 1991 that liberated Kuwait in four

days. Kuwait spent more than $5 billion to repair oil infrastructure

damaged during 1990-91. The AL-SABAH family has ruled since

returning to power in 1991 and reestablished an elected legislature

that in recent years has become increasingly assertive. The country

witnessed the historic election in May 2009 of four women to its

National Assembly.

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Geography ::Kuwait

Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and

Saudi Arabia

Geographic coordinates: 29 30 N, 45 45 E

Map references: Middle East

Area:

Total: 17,818 sq km

Country comparison to the world: 157

Land: 17,818 sq km

Water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative: Slightly smaller than New Jersey

Land boundaries:

Total: 462 km

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Border countries: Iraq 240 km, Saudi Arabia 222 km

Coastline: 499 km

Maritime claims:

Territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate: Dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters

Terrain: Flat to slightly undulating desert plain

Elevation extremes:

Lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m

Highest point: Unnamed elevation 306 m

Natural resources: Petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas

Land use:

Arable land: 0.84%

Permanent crops: 0.17%

Other: 98.99% (2005)

Irrigated land: 130 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources: 0.02 cu km (1997) 6 |P a g e

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

Total: 0.44 cu km/yr (45%/2%/52%)

Per capita: 164 cu m/yr (2000)

Natural hazards: 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: 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

Environment - international agreements:

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto

Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection

Signed, but not ratified: Marine Dumping

Geography - note: Strategic location at head of Persian Gulf

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People ::Kuwait

Population: 2,789,132

Country comparison to the world: 139

Note: Includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 26.4% (male 361,274/female 348,351)

15-64 years: 70.7% (male 1,219,674/female 683,494)

65 years and over: 3% (male 49,807/female 29,926) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total: 26.4 years

Male: 28.2 years

Female: 22.9 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.501%

Country comparison to the world: 5

Note: This rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of

expatriates (2010 est.)

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Birth rate: 21.64 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 82

Death rate: 2.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 224

Net migration rate: 15.65 migrant(s)/1,000 populations (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 3

Urbanization:

Urban population: 98% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization: 2.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

At birth: 1.041 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.79 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 1.65 male(s)/female

Total population: 1.54 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 9 |P a g e

Total: 8.75 deaths/1,000 live births

Country comparison to the world: 159

Male: 9.35 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 8.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

Total population: 77.89 years

Country comparison to the world: 51

Male: 76.64 years

Female: 79.18 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.7 children born/woman (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 77

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2001 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 147

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

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