In June 2016 Kuwait filed a $1 billion lawsuit in a Swisscourt against the International Olympic Committee(IOC) after the IOC suspended the Kuwaiti Olympic

committee in October 2015 over recently passed legisla-tion that allowed the government to interfere in Kuwaitisports federations. The IOC’s ruling effectively bannedKuwaiti athletes from competing in the 2016 Rio deJaneiro Olympic Games under the Kuwaiti flag. Instead,the Kuwaiti team competed asindependent athletes. Two Kuwaitiathletes, Fehaid Al-Deehani andAbdullah Al-Rashidi, won a goldand a bronze medal, respectively,in shooting events.

DemographyPopulation (2016): 4,331,000.Density (2016): persons per sq mi629.9, persons per sq km 243.2.

Sex distribution (2015): male59.71%; female 40.29%.

Population projection: (2020)4,666,000; (2030) 5,390,000.

Major cities (20152): Hawalli911,274; Al-Farwaniyah 816,015;Al-Fintas 417,137; Janub al-Kuwayt 407,123; Kuwait (city)59,590 (urban agglomeration[2014] 2,680,000).

Urban-rural (2014):

Vital statisticsBirth rate per 1,000 population(2014): 16.3 (world avg. 19.5).

Death rate per 1,000 population(2014): 1.6 (world avg. 8.1).

Natural increase rate per 1,000 popu-lation (2014): 14.7 (world avg. 11.4).

Life expectancy at birth (2015): male76.5 years; female 79.2 years.

Age breakdown (2015):

Ethnic composition (2013): Religious affiliation (2013)6:

Kuwait

Official name: Dawlat al-Kuwayt (Stateof Kuwait).

Form of government: constitutionalmonarchy with one legislative house(National Assembly [501]).

Head of state and government: EmirSheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, assisted by Prime MinisterSheikh Jaber Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah.

Capital: Kuwait (city).Official language: Arabic.Official religion: Islam.Monetary unit: Kuwaiti dinar (KD); valuation (Sept. 1, 2016) 1 KD =U.S.$3.31 = £2.49.

Area and population area population

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Governorates Capitals sq mi sq km estimate

Al-Ahmadi Al-Ahmadi 1,977 5,120 909,812Al-!AÆimah Kuwait (city)

(Al-Kuwayt) 77 200 552,237Al-Farwaniyah Al-Farwaniyah 73 190 1,155,856Al-Jahra) Al-Jahra) 4,336 11,230 531,498Hawalli Hawalli 31 80 928,783Mubarak al-Kabir … 39 100 246,877

Islands3 — 347 900 …TOTAL 6,880 17,8184 4,330,3085

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National economyBudget (2012–13). Revenue: KD 32,008,543,000 (oil revenue 93.6%,assorted taxes 1.1%). Expenditures: KD 19,307,-557,000 (public utilities 20.3%, social security andwelfare 18.9%, general public administration 17.4%,education 12.7%, defense 8.8%, health 6.5%).

Public debt (external, outstanding; 2010): U.S.$7,092,-000,000.

Gross national income (GNI; 2015):U.S.$159,296,000,000 (U.S.$40,930 per capita); pur-chasing power parity GNI (U.S.$79,970 per capita).

Average Kuwaiti household size (2004): 4.8.Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture,forestry, fishing (2013): tomatoes 74,449, cucumbersand gherkins 55,913, potatoes 46,800, dates 36,978,cauliflowers and broccoli 26,882, eggplants 26,083, dryonions 21,847, chilies and peppers 18,284, lettuce and chicory 14,072,okra 5,614; livestock (number of live animals; 2014) 628,041 sheep,153,391 goats, 9,192 camels; roundwood (2014) 19,250 cu m, of whichfuelwood 100%; fisheries production (2014) 4,897 (from aquaculture6%). Mining and quarrying (2014): sulfur 800,000; lime 50,000.Manufacturing (value added in U.S.$’000,000; 2012): crude andrefined petroleum 5,025; chemicals and chemical products 2,542; foodand food products 509; cement, bricks, and ceramics 463; fabricatedmetal products 230; textiles and wearing apparel 228. Energy produc-tion (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 2012) 61,119,000,000 ([2011]57,457,000,000), by source: fossil fuels 100%; coal, none (none); crudepetroleum (barrels; 2014) 1,048,000,000 ([2011] 324,000,000); petrole-um products (metric tons; 2012) 48,820,000 ([2011] 12,784,000); natur-al gas (cu m; 2013) 15,500,000,000 ([2012] 18,180,000,000).

Population economically active (2011): total 2,227,400, of whichKuwaiti 17.5%, non-Kuwaiti 82.5%; participation rates: ages 15–64,male 87.9%; female 62.1%; unemployed (2014) 2.1%, of which youth(ages 15–24; 2011) 14.6%.

Land use as % of total land area (2011): in temporary crops or left fallow 0.6%, in permanent crops 0.3%, in pasture 7.6%, forest area0.4%.

Foreign trade10

Imports (2013): KD 8,312,900,000 (machinery andapparatus 21.7%, road vehicles 17.3%, food andfood products 14.5%, chemicals and chemicalproducts 8.7%, base metals 5.3%). Major import sources:

Exports (2013): KD 32,359,700,000 (crude andrefined petroleum 94.3%, chemicals and chemicalproducts 1.8%, plastic products 1.4%). Major export destinations11:

Transport and communicationsTransport. Railroads: none. Roads (2012):total length 4,461 mi, 7,180 km (paved

100%). Vehicles (201412): passen-ger cars 1,411,372; trucks andbuses 277,607.

Education and healthLiteracy (2015): percentage of total populationage 15 and over literate 96.3%; males literate96.5%; females literate 95.8%.

Health (2012): physicians 8,259 (1 per 396 per-sons); hospital beds 8,375 (1 per 455 persons);infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births(2015) 7.3; undernourished population(2005–07) 100,000 (5% of total populationbased on the consumption of a minimum dailyrequirement of 1,950 calories).

MilitaryTotal active duty personnel (November 2015):15,500 (army 71.0%, navy/coast guard12.9%, air force 16.1%); U.S. troops 13,000;Canadian troops 530. Military expenditureas percentage of GDP (2014): 2.7%; percapita expenditure U.S.$1,198.

1Excludes 15 cabinet ministers not elected to the National Assembly serving ex officio. 2June 30.3Includes Bubiyan Island (333 sq mi [863 sq km]) and Warbah Island (14 sq mi [37 sq km]). 4Detail doesnot add to total given because of rounding. 5Includes 5,245 inhabitants with unknown residence.6Includes noncitizens. 7Manufacturing includes oil products. 8Indirect taxes less imputed bank andinsurance service charges. 9Unclassified. 10Imports c.i.f.; exports f.o.b. 11Excluding petroleum exports.12January 1. 13Subscribers.

Internet resources for further information:• Central Statistical Bureau www.csb.gov.kw• Central Bank of Kuwait www.cbk.gov.kw

Structure of gross domestic product and labour force2013 2011

in value % of total labour % of labourKD ’000,000 value force force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing 175.3 0.4 41,800 1.9Mining and quarrying 31,384.7 63.0 7,100 0.3Oil and natural gasManufacturing 3,374.47 6.87 121,600 5.5Construction 860.4 1.7 186,800 8.4Public utilities 900.4 1.8 15,100 0.7Transp. and commun. 2,613.0 5.2 69,100 3.1Trade, hotels 1,975.3 4.0 345,700 15.5Finance, real estate 6,494.8 13.0 114,900 5.2Pub. admin., defense 8,394.1 16.8 1,034,600 46.4ServicesOther –6,309.98 –12.78 290,7009 13.09

TOTAL 49,862.64 100.0 2,227,400 100.0

Communications units unitsnumber per 1,000 number per 1,000

Medium date in ’000s persons Medium date in ’000s persons

TelephonesCellular 2015 8,30513 2,31813

Landline 2015 480 134

Internet users 2009 1,100 369Broadband 2015 4913 1413

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