Kuwait is a small but oil-rich state located between Iraq and Saudi Arabia spanning 17,818 sq kilometres. Its GDP amounts to US$ 208 billion with per capita income of US$ 38,755. Kuwait’s oil reserves are the 6^th largest in the world; one of the largest sovereign wealth fund worth US$ 800 billion provides enormous leverage to the country. Kuwait is a non-permanent member of the United Nation Security Council and an important member of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.

Kuwait hosts around some 95,000 Pakistani nationals. The ratio of skilled and unskilled labour is around 70% to 30% with majority being blue collar workers including masons, steel and tile fixers, drivers, plumbers, painters, barbers, dry cleaners and tailors. A small minority also consists of white collared professionals including doctors, engineers, chartered accountants and financial experts. There are no illegal or irregular migrants in Kuwait. Around USD 1 billion are annually remitted to Pakistan.