Kuwait By Grant Johnson

Geography 17,820 sq kilometers 6,880 sq miles It is about the size of New Jersey. The capital is Kuwait City. It is entirely flat desert. Highest point is about 306 meters. Summers are scorching hot roughly degrees F. Winters only last from about December to February. Winters are about degrees F with little rain.

General Facts Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%. Religion: Muslim estimated 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), large unknown amounts of Christians and Hindus and Buddhists. Arabic is the official language, but English is common. Roughly 3,520,000 people live in Kuwait. About 1.06 million Kuwaiti citizens. Close to 2.36 million non-Kuwaiti nationals. Near 100,000 stateless people in Kuwait. Population growth is about 3.549% annually. It is actually called the State Of Kuwait. GDP is about billion dollars with a 2% annual increase.

Government They have a Constitutional hereditary emirate. They acquired their independence from the British on June 19, Their constitution became official on November 11, They have 3 branches of government: legislative, judicial, executive.

The green represents their land The white represents their deeds The red represents their swords The black represents their battles

Education Compulsory from ages 6-14 Education is free at all levels for Kuwaitis, including higher education. Adult literacy (age 15 and over) is 93.3% for the total population. Male 94.4% Female 91% They stay in school for about 12 years. They spend 3.8% of GDP on education.

Health To travel there you need to be vaccinated for yellow fever and Meningococcal. Guys live for about 76 years. Girls usually live to about 78 years. They spent about 6.8% of GDP on healthcare.

Economics Some natural resources in Kuwait are: petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas. Almost half of the income in Kuwait comes from refining, extracting, and exporting petroleum. 1 percent of the income comes from farming and other grown things. Average per capita is 48,900 dollars. 2.2% unemployment rate. Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US dollar =

Relationship with U.S. The U.S. opened a consulate in Kuwait in October It turned into an embassy around 10 years later. The U.S. government supports Kuwait's sovereignty, security, and independence. In 1987 we were appointed freedom and protection in the gulf for boats and oil tankers. We defended Kuwait when Iraq invaded them and in return they helped us watch Iraq and helped get U.S. troops and equipment out of Iraq.

Sharia In Kuwait sharia still exists and is somewhat affecting the law. If you murder someone, you must pay blood money to the family of a murder victim Wine is illegal to consume and purchase. unlawful sexual intercourse. False accusation unlawful sexual intercourse. Theft Highway robbery

Human Rights In 2007 Kuwait’s major problem was human trafficking. Alcohol is illegal to drink in public and is not sold in the markets. Eating in public during the daytime during Ramadan will lead to being fined and arrest. Woman can not work between the hours of 8 pm and 7 am, unless in the medical profession, and they can not do anything that contravene with public morals like prostitution.

Current Events The Kuwaiti borders were recently strengthened to decrease illegal immigration from Iran and Iraq.

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