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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.

The Flag of Kuwait

The Coat of arms of Kuwait

The location of Kuwait

An enlargeable map of the State of Kuwait

General reference edit

An enlargeable basic map of Kuwait

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 edit

An enlargeable topographic map of Kuwait

Geography of Kuwait

Kuwait is: a country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
  - Asia
    - Southwest Asia
- Middle East
  - Arabian Peninsula
- 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

Population Population of Kuwait of Kuwait: 2,851,000 - 136th most populous country
Area Area of Kuwait of Kuwait: 17,818 km²
Atlas of Kuwait

Environment of Kuwait edit

An enlargeable satellite image of Kuwait

Environmental issues in Kuwait

Natural geographic features of Kuwait edit

Bays of Kuwait
- Kuwait Bay
Islands of Kuwait
Lakes of Kuwait: None
Mountains of Kuwait
- Volcanoes of Kuwait:None
Rivers of Kuwait
- Waterfalls of Kuwait: None
Valleys of Kuwait: None

Regions of Kuwait edit

Regions of Kuwait

Ecoregions of Kuwait edit

List of ecoregions in Kuwait

Administrative divisions of Kuwait edit

Administrative divisions of Kuwait

Governorates of Kuwait
- Areas of Kuwait

Governorates of Kuwait edit

Governorates of Kuwait

Areas of Kuwait

Districts of Kuwait edit

Districts of Kuwait

Municipalities of Kuwait edit

Capital of Kuwait: Kuwait City

Demography of Kuwait edit

Demographics of Kuwait

Government and politics of Kuwait edit

Politics of Kuwait

Form of government:constitutional monarchy
Capital of Kuwait: Kuwait City
Elections in Kuwait
Political parties in Kuwait

Branches of the government of Kuwait edit

Government of Kuwait

Executive branch of the government of Kuwait edit

Legislative branch of the government of Kuwait edit

National Assembly (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Kuwait edit

Court system of Kuwait

Supreme Court of Kuwait

Foreign relations of Kuwait edit

Foreign relations of Kuwait

International organization membership edit

The State of Kuwait is a member of:^[1]

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member)
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)
Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU)
Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
League of Arab States (LAS)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Kuwait edit

Military of Kuwait edit

Military of Kuwait

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of Kuwait
Forces
Kuwait National Guard
Military ranks of Kuwait

Local government in Kuwait edit

Local government in Kuwait

History of Kuwait edit

History of Kuwait

Culture of Kuwait edit

Economy and infrastructure of Kuwait edit

Education in Kuwait edit

Education in Kuwait

Coeducation in Kuwait

See also edit

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 edit

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