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          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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