Global Network Kuwait

Website:

President: Jassim Hasan,
jassim@jassimhasan.com

Steering Committee Members:

Dalal Al-Sanea,
dalalkcbb@yahoo.com

Ahmad Al-Failakawi,
afailaka@kisr.edu.kw

Husain Sanasiri,
Sanasiri@yahoo.com  

Nadia Saleh Alshaikh

Q8Nadia@hotmail.com

 

Marwa Habib Abul

maabu2@hotmail.com

 

Abdullah Ali Almahdi

almahdi@bu_salah.com

 

About Kuwait

National name:
State of Kuwait

Language:
Arabic

Capital:
Kuwait

Government type:
Constitutional Emirate 

National holiday:
National Day, 25 February (1950)

Currency:
Kuwaiti Dinar (KD)

Area:
17,820 sq km

Population:
2,505,559

Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.7%
15-64 years: 70.5%
65 years and over: 2.8%

Median age:
Total: 26 years
Male: 27.9 years
Female: 22.4 years

Economic summary:
GDP/PPP (2006 est.): $55.91 billion; per capita $23,100

Labor force:
1.136 million

Natural resources:
petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas

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

Exports:
$56.06 billion (2006 est.)

Exports commodities:
oil and refined products, fertilizers

Imports:
$19.12 billion (2006 est.)

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

 

 
 
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