GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $171.1 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $149.8 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $40,700 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Kuwait (City)
Population (Estimated July 2012): 2,646,314
Area: 17,818 km2 or 6,880 mi2
Currency: Kuwaiti Dinar (KD)
Official Language: Arabic
Political Information: Hereditary Constitutional Monarchy
Official Religion: Islam
(approximately 85% of the population are Muslim and 15% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain:
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +3:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 6 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Ahmadi, Al 'Asimah, Al Farwaniyah, Al Jahra', Hawalli, Mubarak al Kabir
Leaders: Emir (Kuwaiti Ruler) His Highness Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, with Prime Minister Sheikh Jabir al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah
Additional: Gained independence from the UK on the 19th of June 1961.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
