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Kuwait      Country: Kuwait Internet: .kw Continent: Asia / Middle East Government URL: http://www.kna.org.kw Area: 17820 sq km Population: 2,418,393 (CIA World Factbook est as of 2006) Population: 2765.29 (United Nations est as of 2006, in thousands) Population Men: 1653.708 Population Women: 1111.582 Annual Growth Rate: 3.73 % Birth Rate: 21.94 % Death Rate: 2.41 % Life Expectancy: 77.2 years Infant Mortality Rate: 9.71 % Fertility Rate: 2.91 % HIV AIDS Adult Prev Rate: 0.12 % Labor Force: 1,136,000 Unemployment Rate: 2.2 % GDP Per Capita: $21,600 GDP Purchasing Power: $52,170,000,000 GDP Real Growth: 8 Industrial Growth: 13.1 Inflation Rate CP: 3 % Investment Gross Fixed: 26.4 Public Debt: 8.1 Capital: Kuwait Capital Population: 1709800 (metro area) / 32600 (city proper) Capital Coordinates: 29 20 N, 47 59 E UTC Offset: 3 Washington D.C. UTC Offset Note: 8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time Merchant Marine: 38 (total ships 1,000 GRT or over) Roadways: 5749 km Airports: 7 (total paved or unpaved) Internet Users: 700000 Internet Hosts: 2310 Telephones Mobile: 2,380,000 Telephones Main: 510300 Debt External: $19,700,000,000 Foreign Exchange Reserves: $11,080,000,000 Imports: $19,120,000,000 Exports: $56,060,000,000 Current Account Balance: $40,750,000,000 Natural Gas Reserves: 1,572,000,000,000 Natural Gas Imports: 0 Natural Gas Exports: 0 Natural Gas Consumption: 9,700,000,000 Natural Gas Production: 9,700,000,000 Electricity Consumption: 37,540,000,000 Electricity Production: 40,370,000,000 Oil Consumption: 335,000 Oil Exports: 1,970,000 Oil Production: 2,418,000 Oil Reserves: 96,500,000,000  Map of Kuwait

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