| Kuwait :
Geographic coordinates
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29 30 N, 45 45 E
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| Kuwait :
Population growth rate
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3.38%
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| Kuwait :
Birth rate
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21.91 births/1,000 population
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| Kuwait :
Death rate
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2.45 deaths/1,000 population
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| Kuwait :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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N/A
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| Kuwait :
Independence
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19 June 1961
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| Kuwait :
National holiday
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National Day, 25 February
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| Kuwait :
Constitution
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11 November 1962
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| Kuwait :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $29.3 billion
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| Kuwait :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $15,000
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| Kuwait :
Electricity - consumption
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29.357 billion kWh
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| Kuwait :
Exports
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$23.2 billion oil and refined products, fertilizers
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| Kuwait :
Imports
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$7.6 billion food, construction materials, vehicles and parts, clothing
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| Kuwait :
Telephones
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412,000
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| Kuwait :
Mobile cellular
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210,000
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| Kuwait :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1
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| Kuwait :
Radios
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1.175 million
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| Kuwait :
Television broadcast stations
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13
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| Kuwait :
Televisions
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875,000
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| Kuwait :
Internet country code
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.kw
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| Kuwait :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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3
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| Kuwait :
Internet users
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100,000
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| Kuwait :
Railways
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N/A
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| Kuwait :
Highways
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4,450 km
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| Kuwait :
Waterways
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N/A
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| Kuwait :
Pipelines
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crude oil 877 km; petroleum products 40 km; natural gas 165 km
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| Kuwait :
Ports and harbors
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Ash Shu'aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Kuwait, Mina' 'Abd Allah, Mina' al Ahmadi, Mina' Su'ud
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| Kuwait :
Merchant marine
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45 ships
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| Kuwait :
Airports
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8
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| Kuwait :
Heliports
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3
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| Kuwait :
Military branches
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Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force, National Guard, Coast Guard
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| Kuwait :
Military expenditures
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$1.9 billion
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