Kuwait is a small country located in Western Asia, bordered by Iraq and Saudi Arabia. It has a population of around 2.8 million people within an area of 17,818 square kilometers. Kuwait has a well-developed transportation network of highways and ports, including the major commercial ports of Shuwaikh and Shuaiba. India has strong economic and trade ties with Kuwait, importing large amounts of crude oil while exporting food, textiles, machinery, and other goods. Bilateral trade between the two countries was over $6 billion in 2016-2017, making India one of Kuwait's top trading partners.

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DEVENDRA JHAJHRA
MBA-ITL SECOND YEAR

6. General Facts
1) Land Area 17,818 km2
2) Total Area 17,818 km2
3) Population 2,832,776
4) Population density 158.98km2
5) Government type Constitutional monarchy

7. Geography of Kuwait
 Kuwait is one of the smallest country, yet widely talked about countries in
the middle east.
 It is about 124 miles from north to south and 105 miles from east to west.
 To the north, south and west it shares boarder with Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
 To the east however is all water as the country boarders the Persian gulf.it
is around120 miles of cost.
 Kuwait have nine islands, the largest of which are Bubiyan and Al-warbah.
 The most popular is failakah mainly because people actually live on it, but
more importantly this island was once occupied by Alexander the Great.

8. Geographical fact
 Kuwait shares a long border of 250 km with Saudi
Arabia.
 Kuwait –Saudi Arabia have Saudi – Kuwaiti neutral
zone. Of 5,700 sq.km b/w them.
 In 1966 they divided the neutral zone.
 Kuwait have 240 km long boarder with Iraq .
 Kuwait have 499 km long coastline.
 It is the six largest oil reserve country.

9. Location of Kuwait in world map

10. Map of Kuwait

11. Kuwait ports
 Port of Doha.
 Port of khar al muffatta.
 Port of Kuwait.
 Port of mena al ahmadi.
 Port of shuaiba.
 Port of Shuwaikh.

12. 
Shuwaikh port
 Shuwaikh port is considered
the main commercial port in
the country.
 It is situated in 4.4 million
square meter.
 This port have 21 berth
including 14 meter of depth.
 The total length of these berths
is 4,055m.
 This port can receive ships of
9.5 meter draft at high tides.

13. 
Shuaiba port.
 This port is located in Al-
ahmadi area about 45
kilometers south of Kuwait
city.
 This port contains 20 berth .
 1to5th are used for
commercial goods and others
for containers.
 The berth have the length of
4068 meters and depths
ranging from 7.5 to 14 meters.

14. 
Doha port
 Doha port is a small costal
port.
 It have the depth of 4.3
meters.
 The port is used to berth
barges , and costal vessel
operating between gulf
ports.

15. Transport system in Kuwait.
 Kuwait has an extensive and modern network of
highways.
 The country is totally depended on road transport
there is no rail connectivity in the country.
 Kuwait have a well developed road connectivity
with both the border neighbour countries Saudi
Arabia and Iraq .
 Kuwait has a well developed shipping routes which
have the connectivity with major countries .it is
controlled by (KPA).
 Kuwait has two airports.

17. India Kuwait trade relation
 India-Kuwait relations have always had an
important trade dimension.
 India has consistently been among the top ten
trading partners of Kuwait.
 Kuwait has been reliable and fourth largest
supplier of crude oil to India.

18. India – Kuwait trade relation relation
 India has been a natural trading partner of Kuwait
and until 1961 Indian rupee was the legal tender
in Kuwait.
 Total bilateral trade with Kuwait during 2016-17
was US $ 6.2 billion.
 It is the 5th largest sovereign wealth fund in the
world with assets exceeding $ 592billion.

19. India’s export to Kuwait.
 Export to Kuwait in the last five years are over US $
1 billion.
 Major items exported from India Kuwait covered a
broad range including food items, textiles,
garments, electrical and engineering equipment,
machinery and mechanical appliances, car ,
trucks, buses, jewelry, chemicals, metal product,
iron etc. .

20. India’s imports from Kuwait.
 India’s import from Kuwait during 2017-18 were US
$ 4.96 billion.
 Major imports from Kuwait (excluding petroleum
and its product) were organic chemicals, plastics
and its articles , iron and steel, aluminum and
copper and pulp of wood etc.

21. Agreements b/w India and Kuwait.
1. cooperation agreement for the promotion of economic,
commercial and technical cooperation signed in February
1992.
2. Agreement for encouragement and reciprocal protection of
investment signed in November 2001 and ratified in June
2003.
3. MOU on Labour employment and manpower development
signed in April 2007.
4. MOU on medical cooperation signed in April 2012.
5. MOU on youth affairs and sports signed in November 2017.

22. Top export countries 2017-18
Country Export USD $ %
1. INDIA $ 733,532,173 16%
2. SAUDI ARABIA $ 700,269,477 15%
3. UAE $ 547,839,050 13.4%
4. CHINA $ 501,149,630 11.7%
5. IRAQ $ 265,057,698 9.2 %

23. Top import countries
Country USD $ %
1. China. $4,667,047,585 11.8%
2. United states. $ 2,948,175,312 9.2%
3. UAE. $ 2,807,676,307 8.3%
4. Japan. 2,010,226,281 8.2%
5. Germany. 1,941,190,906 7.0%

24. 
Top export and import of
goods
Top 5 export goods
 Oil and mineral fuel.
 Organic chemicals.
 Motor vehicles parts.
 Plastics.
 Industrial machinery.
Top 5 import goods
 Engineering machinery.
 Motor vehicles.
 Electrical machinery.
 Iron and steel.
 Pharmaceuticals.

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