| Official Name: | Dawlat al-Kuwayt, (State of Kuwait) |
| Capital: | Kuwait City |
| Population: | 2.3 million (2001) |
| Area: | 17,818 sq km or 6,879 sq mi |
| Borders | Iraq and Saudi Arabia by land and Iran by sea |
| Costline | 499 km |
| Currency: | Kuwaiti Dinar |
| Country Code | +965 |
| Time Zone | UTC+03:00 (Arabia Standard Time) |
| Literacy: | 79% |
| Languages: | Arabic (official) and English |
| Major Cities: | Hawalli, As-Salimiyah, Qalib ash-Shuyukh |
| Climate: | Hot and dry |
| Major Religion: | Islam |
In 2014, Kuwait exported $87.4B and imported $34.6B, resulting in a positive trade balance of $52.8B. In 2014 the GDP of Kuwait was $163B and its GDP per capita was $73.2k.
The top exports of Kuwait are:
Crude Petroleum ($57.5B), Refined Petroleum ($17.7B), Petroleum Gas ($3.4B), Cyclic Hydrocarbons($1.63B) and Acyclic Alcohols ($1.16B).
The top export destinations of Kuwait are:
South Korea ($15.3B),India ($13.8B), Japan ($11.1B), the United States ($10.1B) and China ($9.3B).
Its top imports are:
Cars ($3.8B), Refined Petroleum ($932M), Petroleum Gas ($876M),Broadcasting Equipment ($864M) and Passenger and Cargo Ships($856M).
The top import origins are:
China ($4.46B), the United States ($3.82B), the United Arab Emirates ($2.9B), Japan ($2.19B) and South Korea ($2.07B).
For further information:
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF KUWAIT
Address: American University of Kuwait, P.O. Box 3323, Safat 13034, Kuwait
http://www.auk.edu.kw/
ARAB OPEN UNIVERSITY
Address: Arab Open University, Al-Jabria Block 3, 395 Hawalli, P.O Box 32004, Al-Jabria, Kuwait
http://www.aou.edu.kw/
GULF UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Address: Gulf University for Science and Technology, Block 5, Building 1, Mubarak Al-Abdullah Area/West Mishref, Kuwait
http://www.gust.edu.kw/
KUWAIT UNIVERSITY
Address: Kuwait University, P.O.Box: Safat, 13060 Kuwait
http://www.kuniv.edu
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