Kuwait:

Flag of Kuwait

The State of Kuwait (Arabic: الكويت ) is a small constitutional monarchy on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west. The name is a diminutive of an Arabic word meaning "fortress built near water."

Capital: (and largest city) Kuwait City

Location of Kuwait

Official languages: Arabic

Government: Constitutional hereditary emirate
 -  Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
 -  Crown Prince Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
 -  Prime Minister Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah

Independence:
 -  from the UK June 19, 1961 

Area:
 -  Total 17,818 km² (157th) 6,880 sq mi 
 -  Water (%) negligible

Population:
 -  2006 estimate 3,100,0002 (n/a)
 -  Density 131 /km² (68th) 339 /sq mi

GDP (PPP): 2005 estimate
 -  Total $88,7 billion (n/a)
 -  Per capita $29,566 (n/a)

HDI: (2004)  0.871 (high) (33rd)

Currency: Kuwaiti dinar (KWD)

Time zone: AST (UTC+3)
 -  Summer (DST) (UTC+3)

Internet TLD: .kw

Calling code: +965

(for more information visit : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait )

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