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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Kuwait in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these links
may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** Kuwait,
a land of extremes, experiences some of the most challenging climatic
conditions. During the summer, Kuwait becomes one of the hottest places on
Earth. Last summer, temperatures soared to a blistering 53.2°C (127.7°F).
Scientists predict that by the end of this century, being outdoors in Kuwait
City could be life-threatening due to extreme heat. – adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Kuwait U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ku.html [accessed 31
December 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/kuwait/ [accessed 5 January 2021] Kuwait
has failed to diversify its economy or bolster the private sector, because of
a poor business climate, a large public sector that employs about 74% of
citizens, and an acrimonious relationship between the National Assembly and
the executive branch that has stymied most economic reforms. The Kuwaiti
Government has made little progress on its long-term economic development
plan first passed in 2010. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $65,800 (2017
est.) GDP – composition
by sector of origin agriculture: 0.4% (2017 est.) industry: 58.7% (2017 est.) services: 40.9% (2017 est.) Unemployment
rate: 1.1% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: N/A Maternal
mortality rate: 12 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 6.5 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 78.6 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 100% of population Physicians
density: 2.65 physicians/1,000 population (2015) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 100% of population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Kuwait borgenproject.org/category/kuwait/ [accessed 11
February 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
5 Facts About Food Security In Kuwait borgenproject.org/food-security-in-kuwait/ ~
5 Facts About Healthcare In Kuwait borgenproject.org/5-facts-about-healthcare-in-kuwait/ ~
10 Facts About Sanitation In Kuwait borgenproject.org/sanitation-in-kuwait/ ~
10 Facts About Life Expectancy In Kuwait borgenproject.org/10-facts-about-life-expectancy-in-kuwait/ ~
The Link Between Oil And Poverty borgenproject.org/the-link-between-oil-and-poverty/ ~
Top 9 Facts About Living Conditions In Kuwait borgenproject.org/top-9-facts-about-living-conditions-in-kuwait/ ~
Kuwait’s Stateless Population borgenproject.org/kuwaits-stateless-population/ ~
Causes Of Poverty In Kuwait Often Overlooked borgenproject.org/causes-of-poverty-in-kuwait/ ~
Why Is Kuwait Poor? borgenproject.org/why-is-kuwait-poor/ ~
How To Help People In Kuwait borgenproject.org/help-people-in-kuwait/ Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Kuwait-ECONOMY.html [accessed 31
December 2020] The
discovery of oil in 1934 transformed the economy. Kuwait's enormous oil
reserve of 94 billion barrels and huge quantities of natural gas have
provided the base for an economic presence of worldwide significance. The
Kuwaiti standard of living was among the highest in the Middle East and in
the world by the early 1980s. All material
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