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Appendix A. Tables

Table 1. Metric Conversion Coofficients and Factors


When you kow	Multiply by	To find
Millimeters	0.04	inches
Centimeters	0.39	inches
Meters	3.3	feet
Kilometers	0.62	miles
Hectares	2.47	acres
Square kilometers	0.39	square miles
Cubic meters	35.3	cubic feet
Liters	0.26	gallons
Kilograms	2.2	pounds
Metric tons	0.98	long tons
	1.1	short tons
	2,204	pounds
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)	1.8 and add 32	degrees Fahrenheit

Table 2. Kuwait: Population by Nationality Selected Years, 1957-89

Census Year and Nationality	Population	Percentage
1957
Kuwaiti	113,622	55.0
1961
Kuwaiti	161,909	50.3
Non-Kuwaiti	159,712	49.7
Total	321,621	100.0
Non-Kuwaiti	247,280	52.1
Total	467,339	100.0
1970
Kuwaiti	347,396	47.0
Non-Kuwaiti	391,266	53.0
Total	738,662	100.0
1975
Kuwaiti	472,088	47.5
Non-Kuwaiti	522,749	52.5
Total	994,837	100.0
1980
Kuwaiti	565,613	41.7
Non-Kuwaiti	792,339	58.3
Total	1,357,952	100.0
1985
Kuwaiti	681,288	40.1
Non-Kuwaiti	1,016,013	59.9
Total	1,697,301	100.0
1989*
Kuwaiti	826,586	38.6
Non-Kuwaiti	1,316,014	61.4
Total	2,142,600	100.0

* Estimated.

Source: Based on information from Kuwait, Ministry of Planning, Central Statistical Office, Annual Statistical Abstract, 1989, Kuwait, 1990, Tables 11 and 12, 27.

Table 3. Kuwait: Enrollment in Government Schools by Education Level, Nationality, and Gender, Academic Year 1989-90

**(ten years of age and older)**
Education Level	Kuwaiti	Non- Kuwaiti
Primary
Males	35,042	24,592
Females	34,619	24,525
Total primary	69,661	49,117
Intermediate
Males	31,601	30,325
Females	30,575	27,799
Total intermediate	62,176	58,124
Secondary
Males	21,072	28,498
Females	23,033	25,314
Total secondary	44,105	53,812

Source: Based on information from Kuwait, Ministry of Planning, Central Statistical Office, Annual Statistical Abstract, 1990-91, Kuwait, 1992, Table 269, 324.

Table 4. Kuwait: Number of Teachers, Students and Schools, Selected Academic Years, 1962-63 to 1988-89

	1962-63	1967-68	1972- 73	1977-78	1982-83	1988-89
Teachers
Males	1,551	3,342	5,734	9,673	12,052	12,286
Females	1,390	3,053	5,771	10,101	13,085	16,145
Total teachers	2,941	6,395	11,505	19,774	25,137	28,431
Students
Males	35,674	64,366	88,897	136,714	176,368	190,624
Females	23,877	47,655	71,334	116,498	158,574	182,063
Total students	59,551	112,021	160,231	253,212	334,942	372,687
Schools	140	195	273	394	519	642

Source: Based on information from Kuwait, Ministry of Planning, Central Statistical Office, Annual Statistical Abstract, 1989, Kuwait, 1990, Table 305, 355.

Table 5. Kuwait: Government Medical Facilities and Personnel, Selected Years, 1979-88

	1979	1982	1984	1986	1988
Hospitals and sanitoriums	9	15	17	16	16
Clinics	49	54	62	62	65
Dental clinics	78	114	140	169	193
Maternal care centers	15	18	21	22	23
Child care centers	24	28	32	38	42
Preventive health centers	16	23	25	28	29
School clinics	420	494	540	626	688
Physicians	1,555	2,254	2,442	2,548	2,641
Dentists	167	223	259	294	320
Nurses and assistant nurses	5,322	7,866	9,000*	8,069	8,500*
Pharmacists and assistant pharmacists	578	687	719	769	805

* Estimated.

Source: Based on information from Kuwait, Ministry of Planning, Central Statistical Office, Annual Statistical Abstract, 1989, Kuwait, 1990, Table 339, 397.

Table 6. Kuwait: Production of Crude Oil, Selected Years, 1946-92

**(in thousands of barrels)**
Year	Production	Year	Production
1946	5,900	1970	1,090,600
1950	125,700	1975	760,700
1955	402,700	1980	607,268
1960	619,100	1985	387,363
1965	861,500	1992	41,061

Source: Based on information from M.W. Khouja and P.G. Sadler, The Economy of Kuwait, London, 1979, 26; Kuwait, Ministry of Planning, Central Statistical Office, Annual Statistical Abstract, 1989, Kuwait, 1990, Table 200, 210; and Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Annual Statistical Bulletin, 1993, Vienna, 1993, 23.

Table 7. Kuwait: Government Revenues, Fiscal Years 1985 and 1989

(in thousands of Kuwaiti dinars)*
	1985	1989
Oil revenues	2,094,675	1,941,969
Taxes
Customs duties and fees	59,481	65,877
Taxes on net income and profits of non-oil companies	11,634	13,000
Taxes on real estate property transfers	1,348	2,250
Taxes and fees on goods and services and entry and registration fees	477	538
Total taxes	72,940	81,665
Service charges
Transportation and communication	67,014	89,425
Electricity and water	50,311	60,078
Housing and public utilities	10,645	10,038
Security and justice	9,091	7,733
Financial stamps revenue	6,410	14,800
Education	4,538	5,606
Health	581	720
Other	974	670
Total service charges	149,564	189,070
Miscellaneous revenues and fees	20,718	17,546
Sales of land and real estate	7,196	250
TOTAL	2,345,093	2,230,500

* For value of the Kuwaiti dinar--see Glossary.

Source: Based on information from Kuwait, Ministry of Planning, Central Statistical Office, Annual Statistical Abstract, 1989, Kuwait, 1990, Table 257, 286.

Table 8. Kuwait: Principal Exports, 1983, 1984, and 1985*1

**(in Kuwaiti dinars)2**
Commodity	1983	1984	1985
Food and live animals	30,905	36,152	28,290
Mineral fuels and lubricants
Crude petroleum	1,578,171	1,920,958	n.a.
Refined petroleum products	1,259,269	1,258,690	n.a.
Gas (natural and manufactured)	100,752	77,287	77,486
Other	15	0	0
Total mineral fuels and lubricants	2,938,207	3,256,935	2,845,178
Chemicals
Manufactured fertilizers	18,352	33,237	22,258
Other	32,033	35,172	30,961
Total chemicals	50,385	68,409	53,219
Basic manufactures
Nonmetallic mineral
manufactures	36,255	18,848	10,094
Other	85,881	67,909	65,942
Total basic manufactures	122,136	86,757	76,036
Machinery and transportation equipment
Transportation equipment	95,580	80,108	78,024
Other	48,967	45,379	52,871
Total machinery and transportation equipment	144,547	125,487	130,895
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	50,157	44,301	40,234
Other	27,420	13,429	11,216
TOTAL	3,363,757	3,631,470	3,185,068

n.a.--not available.
1 Free on board. Total exports were KD2,105 million in 1986; KD2,304.4 million in 1987, of which KD666.8 million consisted of crude petroleum out of a total of KD1,925.4 million for petroleum and petroleum products; KD2,166.2 million in 1988, of which KD524.6 million consisted of crude petroleum out of a total of KD1,783.2 million for petroleum and petroleum products; and KD3,378 million in 1989. Further breakdown not available.
2 For value of the Kuwaiti dinar--see Glossary.

Source: Based on information from The Middle East and North Africa, 1993, London, 1992, 606.

Table 9. Kuwait: Principal Imports, 1986, 1987, and 1988

**(in thousands of Kuwaiti dinars)2**
Commodity	1986	1987	1988
Food and live animals
Live animals	46,350	37,684	42,713
Grains and grain products	34,459	33,731	32,537
Fruits and vegetables	79,139	81,659	82,181
Other	106,498	115,440	121,899
Total food and live animals	266,446	268,514	279,330
Chemicals	98,872	110,489	132,027
Basic manufactures
Paper, cardboard, and manufactures	24,382	29,904	37,051
Textile yarn and fabrics	75,150	80,642	92,126
Nonmetallic mineral manufactures	47,822	48,588	58,751
Iron and steel	87,807	52,321	81,086
Other	85,229	81,034	103,625
Total basic manufactures	320,390	292,489	372,639
Machinery and transportation equipment
Nonelectric machinery	147,844	131,750	107,714
Electric machinery and apparatus	285,230	213,108	152,873
Transportation equipment	213,408	171,036	234,140
Total machinery and transportation equipment	646,482	515,894	494,727
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Clothing (excluding footwear)	81,257	85,308	107,289
Scientific instruments and watches	43,307	40,573	43,023
Other	141,736	125,502	148,093
Total miscellaneous manufactured articles	266,300	251,383	298,405
Other	62,741	91,942	137,028
TOTAL	1,661,231	1,530,711	1,714,156

1 Cost, insurance, and freight. Total imports in 1989 were KD1,849.4 million; breakdown not available.
2 For value of the Kuwaiti dinar--see Glossary.

Source: Based on information from The Middle East and North Africa, 1993, London, 1992, 605.

Table 10. Kuwait: Major Trading Partners, 1990 and 1991

**(in percentages)**
Country	19901	19912
Exports
Britain	n.a.	11.1
Egypt	n.a.	10.0
France	n.a.	16.1
India	3.4	n.a.
Italy	n.a.	14.9
Japan	20.6	12.3
Netherlands	13.0	n.a.
Pakistan	5.3	7.6
Singapore	5.5	n.a.
Spain	n.a.	5.0
United States	7.5	7.9
Imports
Britain	8.5	8.8
Canada	n.a.	8.7
France	n.a.	3.1
Germany	9.13	7.8
Italy	6.2	n.a.
Japan	11.6	12.4
Saudi Arabia	4.1	n.a.
South Korea	n.a.	3.5
United States	11.1	34.8

n.a.--not available.
1 Figures based on partners' trade data to August 2, 1990, invasion.
2 Figures based on partners' trade data.
3 West Germany.

Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Report: Kuwait[London], No. 1, 1992, 3; and Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Report: Kuwait[London], No. 1, 1993, 3.

Table 11. Kuwait: Balance of Payments, 1987, 1988, and 1989

**(in millions of United States dollars)**
	1987	1988	1989
Merchandise exports, f.o.b.2	8,221	7,709	11,383
Merchandise imports, f.o.b.	- 4,945	-6,064	- 5,746
Trade balance	3,276	1,645	5,637
Exports of services	1,030	1,158	1,328
Imports of services	-4,073	-4,204	-4,228
Other income received	5,867	7,626	8,840
Other income paid	-470	-487	-756
Private unrequited transfers (net)	- 1,102	-1,179	- 1,287
Official unrequited transfers (net)	- 158	-140	-211
Current account balance	4,371	4,419	9,323
Direct investment (net)	-115	-254	-507
Portfolio investment (net)	219	-487	-330
Other capital (net)	-4,913	-6,028	-6,859
Capital account balance	-4,809	-6,769	-7,696
Net errors and omissions	-1,409	355	-372
Overall balance	-1,847	-1,996	1,255

1 Figures may not compute to balances because of rounding.
2 f.o.b.--free on board.

Source: Based on information from The Middle East and North Africa, 1993, London, 1992, 605.

Table 12. Kuwait: Government Budget, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991

**(in millions of Kuwaiti dinars)**
	1990	1991
Revenues
Oil	2,109	700
Non-oil	296	170
Total revenues	2,405	870
Expenditures
Education	491	456
Electricity and water	486	245
Defense	450	2,641
Social security	410	816
Health	245	187
Security and justice	237	196
Public utilities	233	217
Administrative services	202	237
Land purchase	150	100
Housing	104	68
Communications	90	54
Foreign obligations	83	108
Information	69	57
Financial services	68	71
Fisheries	64	45
Transportation	24	17
Religious affairs	21	15
Mining and exploration	16	24
Trade and industry	9	8
Unspecified	182	525
Total expenditures	3,634	6,087
Reserve Fund for Future Generations	240	87
TOTAL	1,469	5,304

* For value of the Kuwaiti dinar--see Glossary.

Source: Based on information from Middle East Economic Digest[London], 36, No. 3, January 17, 1992, 15.

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