Country’s Profile
| Official
Name: |
State of Kuwait |
| Capital: |
Kuwait |
| Head
of State: |
Prince Jabir Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah |
| Political
System: |
Monarchy |
| Language: |
Arabic |
| Currency: |
Kuwait Dinar (KWD) |
| Area: |
17,820 sq km |
| Population
: |
2,041,961 |
| Density
: |
114/km˛ |
| Urbanization: |
97% |
| Real
GDP Growth : |
6% (2000 est.) |
| Gross
Domestic Product : |
$15,000 (2000 est.) |
| Consumer
Price Inflation: |
3% (2000 est.) |
Membership
of international organizations
ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, BDEAC, CAEU, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNITAR, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WtrO
Natural
catastrophe history in the 20th Century:
| Date |
Event |
Area
Affected |
| 1997 |
Flood |
|
(Re)insurance
companies in selected country:
