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    General Information
    Region    Western Asia
    Population (000, 2020)   4 271
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   239.7
    Capital city    Kuwait City
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   3 052.5b,c
    UN membership date    14-May-63
    Surface area (km2)   17 818a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   157.9
    National currency    Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   0.3c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)115 416114 585141 698d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)-2.40.61.2d
    GDP per capita (current US$)38 576.429 874.034 248.8d
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)0.40.50.4d
    Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)58.248.754.7d
    Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)5971.165d
    Employment in agriculturee (% of employed)2.52.22
    Employment in industrye (% of employed)24.524.824.4
    Employment in servicese (% employed)737373.7
    Unemploymente (% of labour force)1.82.22.3
    Labour force participation ratee (female/male pop. %)46.6 / 84.750.0 / 87.249.3 / 87.3
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexe (2010=100)100118125d
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)131189191f
    International trade: exports (million current US$)62 69854 12181 282e,c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)22 69130 95740 063e,c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)40 00723 16441 219e,c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)36 9898 58424 049d
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth rateh (average annual %)5.552.1
    Urban population (% of total population)100100100c
    Urban population growth rateh (average annual %)5.55.4...
    Fertility rate, totalh (live births per woman)2.42.12.1
    Life expectancy at birthh (females/males, years)74.9 / 73.175.9 / 74.176.4 / 74.6
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)23.2 / 3.421.2 / 4.221.5 / 6.5
    International migrant stocki,j (000/% of total pop.)1 871.5 / 62.62 866.1 / 74.73 034.8 / 72.1c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)96.5k94.693.7c
    Infant mortality rateh (per 1 000 live births)9.78.27.1
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)2.845.3a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)2.42.6...
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)3.8e,l......
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)101.2 / 103.2104.3 / 101.097.2 / 88.1d
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)98.8 / 97.0101.0 / 94.9... / ...
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)... / ...76.5 / 36.976.1 / 35.8d
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)21.8m...
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)7.71.56.4n
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)61.4e72e99.6d
    Research & Development expenditureo (% of GDP)0.1p0.1q,r,s0.1q,r,d
    Threatened species (number)414257
    Forested areae (% of land area)0.40.40.4a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)77.0 / 25.791.6 / 23.389.4 / 21.6a
    Energy production, primaryt (Petajoules)5 5577 0046 919a
    Energy supply per capitat (Gigajoules)450369383a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)5 2086 9418 508d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)3142.151.6c
    Net Official Development Assist. disbursed (% of GNI)......0.41a
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