Kuwait is a sovereign emirate located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in Southwest Asia and the Middle East.[1] Kuwait is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west. The name of Kuwait is a diminutive of an Arabic word meaning "fortress built near water."[2] It has a population of 4.1 million and an area of 17,818 km2. Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government and Kuwait City serves as its political and economic capital.
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /kuːˈweɪt/; Kuwaiti Arabic: [lekˈwe:t̪]; Literary Arabic: /al kuˈwajt, -ˈweːt/
- Common English country name: Kuwait
- Official English country name: The State of Kuwait
- Common endonym(s): List of countries and capitals in native languages
- Official endonym(s): List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states
- Adjectival(s): Kuwaiti
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Kuwait
- International rankings of Kuwait
- ISO country codes: KW, KWT, 414
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:KW
- Internet country code top-level domain: .kw
Geography of Kuwait
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- Kuwait is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Middle East
- Time zone: UTC+03
- Extreme points of Kuwait
- High: unnamed location 306 m (1,004 ft)
- Low: Persian Gulf 0 m
- Land boundaries: 462 km
Iraq 240 km
Saudi Arabia 222 km
- Coastline: Persian Gulf 499 km
- PopulationPopulation of Kuwait of Kuwait: 2,851,000 - 136th most populous country
- AreaArea of Kuwait of Kuwait: 17,818 km2
- Atlas of Kuwait
Environment of Kuwait
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Environmental issues in Kuwait
- Climate of Kuwait
- Renewable energy in Kuwait
- Geology of Kuwait
- Protected areas of Kuwait
- Birds of Kuwait
- Mammals of Kuwait
Natural geographic features of Kuwait
edit- Bays of Kuwait
- Islands of Kuwait
- Lakes of Kuwait: None
- Mountains of Kuwait
- Rivers of Kuwait
Ecoregions of Kuwait
editAdministrative divisions of Kuwait
editAdministrative divisions of Kuwait
Governorates of Kuwait
editDistricts of Kuwait
editMunicipalities of Kuwait
edit- Capital of Kuwait: Kuwait City
Demography of Kuwait
editGovernment and politics of Kuwait
edit- Form of government:constitutional monarchy
- Capital of Kuwait: Kuwait City
- Elections in Kuwait
- Political parties in Kuwait
Branches of the government of Kuwait
editExecutive branch of the government of Kuwait
editLegislative branch of the government of Kuwait
editJudicial branch of the government of Kuwait
editForeign relations of Kuwait
editInternational organization membership
editThe State of Kuwait is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Kuwait
edit- Constitution of Kuwait
- Crime in Kuwait
- Human rights in Kuwait
- Law enforcement in Kuwait
- Legal system of Kuwait
Military of Kuwait
edit- Command
- Forces
- Kuwait National Guard
- Military ranks of Kuwait
Local government in Kuwait
editHistory of Kuwait
editCulture of Kuwait
edit- Architecture of Kuwait
- Cuisine of Kuwait
- Festivals in Kuwait
- Languages of Kuwait
- Coat of arms of Kuwait
- Flag of Kuwait
- Media in Kuwait
- National anthem of Kuwait
- 'Ajam of Kuwait
- People of Kuwait
- Prostitution in Kuwait
- Public holidays in Kuwait
- Records of Kuwait
- Religion in Kuwait
- World Heritage Sites in Kuwait: None
Art in Kuwait
editSports in Kuwait
editEconomy and infrastructure of Kuwait
editEducation in Kuwait
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Kuwait". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ Kuwait (History) – the name is a diminutive of an Arabic word meaning fortress built near water
- Kuwait People Management System(KPIMS) http://clubco.dyndns.org/kpims
External links
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Kuwait at Wikipedia's sister projects
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News from Wikinews
Quotations from Wikiquote
Texts from Wikisource
Textbooks from Wikibooks
Resources from Wikiversity
Wikimedia Atlas of Kuwait
Kuwait travel guide from Wikivoyage- The Office of the Amir of Kuwait
- Outline of Kuwait at Curlie
