The Flag of Kuwait

The Coat of arms of Kuwait

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

• 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

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

• 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

Environmental issues in Kuwait

• Climate of Kuwait
• Renewable energy in Kuwait
• Geology of Kuwait
• Protected areas of Kuwait
  • Biosphere reserves in Kuwait
  • National parks of Kuwait
• Birds of Kuwait
• Mammals of Kuwait

Natural geographic features of Kuwait

• 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

Regions of Kuwait

Ecoregions of Kuwait

List of ecoregions in Kuwait

Administrative divisions of Kuwait

Administrative divisions of Kuwait

• Governorates of Kuwait
  • Areas of Kuwait

Governorates of Kuwait

Governorates of Kuwait

• Areas of Kuwait

Districts of Kuwait

Districts of Kuwait

Municipalities of Kuwait

• Capital of Kuwait: Kuwait City

Demography of Kuwait

Demographics of Kuwait

Government and politics of Kuwait

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

Government of Kuwait

Executive branch of the government of Kuwait

• Head of state: Emir of Kuwait,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Kuwait,
• Cabinet of Kuwait

Legislative branch of the government of Kuwait

• National Assembly (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Kuwait

Court system of Kuwait

• Supreme Court of Kuwait

Foreign relations of Kuwait

Foreign relations of Kuwait

• Diplomatic missions in Kuwait
• Diplomatic missions of Kuwait
• Iraq–Kuwait relations

International organization membership

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

Law and order in Kuwait

• Constitution of Kuwait
• Crime in Kuwait
  • Corruption in Kuwait
  • Human trafficking in Kuwait
  • Terrorism in Kuwait
• Human rights in Kuwait
  • LGBT rights in Kuwait
  • Freedom of religion in Kuwait
• Law enforcement in Kuwait
  • Kuwait Police
• Legal system of Kuwait

Military of Kuwait

Military of Kuwait

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Kuwait
• Forces
  • Army of Kuwait
  • Navy of Kuwait
  • Air Force of Kuwait
• Kuwait National Guard
• Military ranks of Kuwait

Local government in Kuwait

Local government in Kuwait

History of Kuwait

History of Kuwait

Culture of Kuwait

Culture of Kuwait

• Architecture of Kuwait
  • List of tallest buildings in Kuwait
• Cuisine of Kuwait
• Festivals in Kuwait
• Languages of Kuwait
  • Kuwaiti Arabic
  • Kuwaiti Persian
• Coat of arms of Kuwait
• Flag of Kuwait
• Media in Kuwait
  • Newspapers in Kuwait
  • Television in Kuwait
• National anthem of Kuwait
• People of Kuwait
• Prostitution in Kuwait
• Public holidays in Kuwait
• Records of Kuwait
• Religion in Kuwait
  • Buddhism in Kuwait
  • Christianity in Kuwait
  • Hinduism in Kuwait
  • Islam in Kuwait
• World Heritage Sites in Kuwait: None

Art in Kuwait

• Art of Kuwait
• Cinema of Kuwait
• Literature of Kuwait
• Music of Kuwait
• Theater of Kuwait

Sports in Kuwait

Sports in Kuwait

• Football in Kuwait
• Kuwait at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Kuwait

Economy of Kuwait

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 53rd (fifty-third)
• Agriculture in Kuwait
• Banking in Kuwait
  • National Bank of Kuwait
  • Kuwait Finance House
• Communications in Kuwait
  • Internet in Kuwait
• Companies of Kuwait
• Currency of Kuwait: Dinar
  • ISO 4217: KWD
• Energy in Kuwait
  • Energy policy of Kuwait
  • Petroleum industry in Kuwait
• Healthcare in Kuwait
  • Health in Kuwait
• Mining in Kuwait
• Kuwait Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Kuwait
  • Visa policy of Kuwait
• Transport in Kuwait
  • Airports in Kuwait
  • Rail transport in Kuwait
  • Roads in Kuwait

Education in Kuwait

Education in Kuwait

• Coeducation in Kuwait