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Kuwait
Dhow ships in front of Naval Museum in Kuwait City.
Facts and figures
| Official country name: | State of Kuwait |
| National capital: | Kuwait City |
| Location: | At the northwest extreme of the Gulf, bordered to the northwest by Iraq and to the south by Saudi Arabia. |
| Area: | 18,000 km2 |
| Population: | 4.86 million |
| Population density: | 270 per km2 |
| GDP per capita: | US$ 32,785* |
| GDP at market prices: | US$ 159,337 million* |
* Source: OPEC Annual Statistical Bulletin 2024
OPEC Fund Ministerial Council Member:
HE Dr. Sobeeh A. A. Almukhaizim, Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy & Acting Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investments
OPEC Fund Governing Board Representative:
Mr. Waleed S. A. Al-Bahar, Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development
OPEC Fund Alternate Governing Board Representative:
Mr. Fawaz Al-Adasani, Deputy Operations Director for Central Asia and European Countries, Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development