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Kuwait was the world's biggest exporter of sulfonated, nitrated and nitrosated hydrocarbons in 2019. [121] Kuwait was ranked 63rd out of 157 countries in the 2019 Economic Complexity Index (ECI). [121] Iraq was Kuwait's leading export market in 2019 and food/agricultural products accounted for 94.2% of total export commodities. [122]
Kuwait (average) 0.847: 2 Al Asimah, Hawalli, Al Farwaniyah, Mubarak al Kabeer: 0.845 3 Al-Jahra: 0.836 References
Kuwait, [a] officially the State of Kuwait, [b] is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf , bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south . [ 15 ]
A historic island. Its name comes from Greek φυλάκιο(ν) - fylakio(n) 'outpost'. Used to be inhabited until the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Birthplace of Fēliča (sub)dialect of Kuwaiti Arabic. Granada: غرناطة Ġirnāṭa 3: 8,752: It was named after the city of Granada in Spain. Appears officially in variant forms, including Granda ...
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This is a list of the largest cities in Asia ranked according to population within their city limits. It deals exclusively with the areas within city administrative boundaries ( municipalities ) as opposed to urban areas or metropolitan areas , which are generally larger in terms of population than the main city.
Expatriates account for around 60% of Kuwait's total population, with Kuwaitis constituting 38%-42% of the total population. The government and some Kuwaiti citizens consider the proportion of expatriates (which has been relatively stable since the mid-1970s) to be a problem, and in 2016 the number of deportations increased.
The Iraqi occupation of Kuwait ended on 26 February 1991, after an American-led international coalition expelled Iraqi forces from the country during the Gulf War. Like most other Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Kuwait is an emirate; the emir is the head of state and the ruling Al Sabah family dominates the country's political system. Kuwait's ...