AREA ................................................
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17.820
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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2.257.549 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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126,7 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Kuwait City
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Arabic (official), English widely spoken
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Kuwaiti dinar (KD)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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19384 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,619 (32th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Persic gulf 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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306 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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19 June 1961 (from UK)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Constitutional Monarchy
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.kw
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+965
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