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Kuwait

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Coordinates: 29°30′N 45°45′E / 29.500°N 45.750°E / 29.500; 45.750

Kuwait

  • دولة الكويت (Arabic)
  • Dawlat al-Kuwait
Anthem
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Location o  Kuwait  (green)
Caipital
and largest city
Kuwait Ceety
29°22′N 47°58′E / 29.367°N 47.967°E / 29.367; 47.967
Offeecial leidsArabic
Ethnic groups
Releegion
Islam
Demonym(s)Kuwaiti
GovrenmentUnitar constitutional monarchy[1]
• Emir
Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber al-Sabah
Ahmed Al-Sadoun
Mohammad Al-Salem Al-Sabah
LegislaturNational Assembly
Establishment
Aurie
• Total
17,820 km2 (6,880 sq mi) (157th)
• Water (%)
negligible
Population
• 2016 estimate
4,348,395 (140t)
• 2005 census
2,213,403[2]
• Density
200.2/km2 (518.5/sq mi) (61st)
GDP (PPP)2017 estimate
• Total
$317.068 billion[3] (52nt)
• Per capita
$73,017[3] (5t)
GDP (nominal)2017 estimate
• Tot
$161.885 billion[3] (55t)
• Per capita
$37,280[3] (23rd)
HDI (2014)Steady 0.816[4]
verra heich · 48th
CurrencyKuwaiti dinar (KWD)
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Drivin sideright
Cawin code+965
ISO 3166 codeKW
Internet TLD.kw
Wabsteid
www.e.gov.kw
  1. Nominal succession within the Hoose o Sabah.
  2. Emirate
Territorial organization

The State o Kuwait (دولة الكويت, dawlat al-kuwayt) is a Arab kintra ben the Middle East. It is a kinrick led bi the Sabah ryal faimily, cried the Hoose o Al Sabah an aw.

The caiptial an muckle maist ceety is Kuwait Ceety.

Maist fowk spik the Arabic leid. Mony fowk frae ither kintras wark in Kuwait.

It haes a population o ower 2,500,000 fowk.

Kuwait is bound bi Saudi Arabie tae the sooth an Iraq tae the north.

The siller, or currency is the Kuwaiti Dinar.

References

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  1. a b "Kuwait". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 10 Apryle 2015. Archived frae the original on 21 Mey 2016. Retrieved 11 Mey 2017.
  2. "Population of Kuwait". Kuwait Government Online. 2013. Archived frae the original on 17 Januar 2013. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)
  3. a b c d "IMF Report for Selected Countries and Subjects : Kuwait". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2 Mey 2015.
  4. "2015 Human Development Report Summary" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2015. p. 12. Retrieved 14 December 2015.