Kuwait is a sovereign emirate located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in West Asia and the Middle East. 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." It has a population of 4.1 million and an area of 17,818km2. Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government and Kuwait City serves as its political and economic capital.

General reference

• Pronunciation: ; Kuwaiti Arabic: ; Literary Arabic:

• 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

• Low: Persian Gulf 0 m

• Land boundaries: 462km

  1. 240 km

  2. 222 km

  Coastline: Persian Gulf 499 km

  PopulationPopulation of Kuwait of Kuwait: 2,851,000 - 136th most populous country

• AreaArea of Kuwait of Kuwait: 17,818km2

• 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

• Rivers of Kuwait

• World Heritage Sites in 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:

• 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

• 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

• 'Ajam 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

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

See also

Kuwait

• Index of Kuwait-related articles

• List of international rankings

• List of Kuwait-related topics

• Member state of the United Nations

• Outline of Asia

• Outline of geography

References

• Kuwait People Management System(KPIMS) http://clubco.dyndns.org/kpims

External links

• The Office of the Amir of Kuwait