Location:  Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
Industries:  petroleum, petrochemicals, cement, shipbuilding and repair, water desalination, food processing, construction materials
Geography:  strategic location at head of Persian Gulf
Area:  total: 17,820 sq km
           land: 17,820 sq km
           water: 0 sq km
Budget:  revenues: $84.76 billion
              expenditures: $36.8 billion (2007 est.)
Languages:  Arabic (official), English widely spoken
National Holiday:  National Day, 25 February (1950)
Currency (Code):  Kuwaiti dinar (KD)
Capital:  Kuwait
Population:  2,596,799, note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)
Labor Force:  2.093 million, note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2007 est.)
Exports:  $61.43 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Imports:  $19.4 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Internet Country Code:  .kw
Airports:  7 (2007) /  Paved Runways:  4
Aircraft Departures:  16,700

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