Although Kuwait is surrounded by Iran and Saudi Arabia, out of the three, Kuwait has the highest literacy rate, over 90 percent, and lowest infant mortality rates, 8 per 1,000 births.
Nearly one-tenth of the world’s oil lies in Kuwait, resulting in the population to consist mostly of non-citizen expatriates, or temporary, workers.
Kuwait does have a wide range of international broadcasts and Internet. All media is subject to government censorship in the constitutional monarchy. Health care is nearly free. Public education is free and is segregated by gender.