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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	21.64	Per 1000 Inhabitants	86	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	2.29	Per 1000 Inhabitants	221	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	8.75	Per 1000 Live Births	160	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	77.89	Years	52	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	15.65	Per 1000 Inhabitants	3	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	3.50	Percent	5	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	2.70	Born per Woman	80	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	45830	Gigawatt hour	50	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	12700	1 Mil. Cubic metre	43	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	12700	1 Mil. Cubic metre	37	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	-1.70	Percent	139	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	54100	Dollar	7	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	142100	Million dollar	59	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	1.80	Percent	58	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	9.90	Percent	192	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	325	1000 Barrel per day	37	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	2274	1000 Barrel per day	15	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	2.20	Percent	16	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	17818	Square kilometer	157			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.10	Percent	151			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
Population size	Population property	2789132		139			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
African Development Bank Group	to promote economic development and social progress	nonregional member
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice	signatory
Paris Club	to provide a forum for debtor countries to negotiate rescheduling of debt service payments or loans extended by governments or official agencies of participating countries;to help restore normal trade and project finance to debtor countries	associate
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa	to promote economic development
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development	to promote economic and social development
Arab Monetary Fund	to promote Arab cooperation, development, and integration in monetary and economic affairs
Central African States Development Bank	to provide loans for economic development
Council of Arab Economic Unity	to promote economic integration among Arab nations
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
Gulf Cooperation Council	to promote regional cooperation in economic, social, political, and military affairs
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Chamber of Commerce	to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
Islamic Development Bank	to promote Islamic economic aid and social development
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Hydrographic Organization	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Mobile Satellite Organization	acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries	to promote cooperation in the petroleum industry
Organization of the Islamic Conference	to promote Islamic solidarity in economic, social, cultural, and political affairs
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries	to coordinate petroleum policies
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers
League of Arab States

Names

Kuwait : Name
State of Kuwait : Longname
Al Kuwayt : Name
- Local
Dawlat al Kuwayt : Longname
- Local

Description

Britain oversaw foreign relations and defense for the ruling Kuwaiti AL-SABAH dynasty from 1899 until independence in 1961. Kuwait was attacked and overrun by Iraq on 2 August 1990. Following several weeks of aerial bombardment, a US-led, UN coalition began a ground assault on 23 February 1991 that liberated Kuwait in four days. Kuwait spent more than $5 billion to repair oil infrastructure damaged during 1990-91. The AL-SABAH family has ruled since returning to power in 1991 and reestablished an elected legislature that in recent years has become increasingly assertive. The country witnessed the historic election in May 2009 of four women to its National Assembly.