Kuwait

State of Kuwait

دولة الكويت
Dawlat al-Kuwait


Flag	Emblem

Anthem: Al-Nasheed Al-Watani
National anthem of Kuwait

Capital
(and largest city) Kuwait City
29°22′N47°58′E / 29.367°N 47.967°E / 29.367; 47.967

Official language(s) Arabic

Ethnic groups 33.9% Kuwaiti Arabs
45.9% Other Arabs
13.5% South/East Asian
1.9% Iranian
4.8% Europeans and Americans

Demonym Kuwaiti

Government Unitary, hereditary^[1] and
constitutional monarchy^[2]

- Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

- Prime Minister Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah

Legislature Majlis al-Umma

Establishment

- First settlement 1703

- Anglo-Ottoman Convention 1913

- Independence from the United Kingdom 19 June 1961

Area

- Total 17,820 km² (157th)
6,880 sq mi

- Water (%) negligible

Population

- 2010 estimate 3,566,437^[3] (131st)

- Density 200.2/km² (61st)
518.4/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate

- Total $153.501 billion^[4]

- Per capita $41,690^[4]

GDP (nominal) 2011 estimate

- Total $176.667 billion^[4] (52nd)

- Per capita $47,982^[4] (16th)

HDI (2011) 0.760^[5] (high) (63rd)

Currency Kuwaiti dinar (KWD)

Time zone AST / KSA (UTC+3)

- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)

Date formats dd/mm/yyyy (CE)

Drives on the right

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Contents

Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

Environment

Health

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