Kuwait

Emir: Sheik Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah (2006)

Prime Minister: Prime Minister (Acting): Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (2011)

Total area: 6,880 sq mi (17,819 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 2,789,132 (growth rate: 3.5%);

birth rate: 21.6/1000;

infant mortality rate: 8.7/1000;

life expectancy: 77.9;

density per sq km: 145

Capital (2003 est.): Kuwait, 1,709,800 (metro. area), 32,600 (city proper)

Largest city: as-Salimiyah, 146,900

Monetary unit: Kuwaiti dinar (KD)