Kuwait is a sovereign emirate located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in West 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
- Kuwait is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Middle East
- 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
- Birds of Kuwait
- Mammals of Kuwait
Natural geographic features of Kuwait
- Bays of Kuwait
- Islands of Kuwait
- Lakes of Kuwait: None
- Mountains of Kuwait
- Rivers of Kuwait
- World Heritage Sites in Kuwait
Ecoregions of Kuwait
Administrative divisions of Kuwait
Administrative divisions of Kuwait
Governorates of Kuwait
Districts of Kuwait
Municipalities of Kuwait
- Capital of Kuwait: Kuwait City
Demography of Kuwait
Government and 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
Executive branch of the government of Kuwait
Legislative branch of the government of Kuwait
Judicial branch of the government of Kuwait
Foreign relations of Kuwait
International organization membership
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
- Constitution of Kuwait
- Crime in Kuwait
- Human rights in Kuwait
- Law enforcement in Kuwait
- Legal system of Kuwait
Military of Kuwait
- Command
- Forces
- Kuwait National Guard
- Military ranks of Kuwait
Local government in Kuwait
History of Kuwait
Culture of Kuwait
- Architecture of Kuwait
- Cuisine of Kuwait
- Festivals in Kuwait
- Languages of Kuwait
- Coat of arms of Kuwait
- Flag of Kuwait
- Media 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
- World Heritage Sites in Kuwait
Art in Kuwait
Sports in Kuwait
Economy and infrastructure of Kuwait
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 53rd (fifty-third)
- Agriculture in Kuwait
- Banking in Kuwait
- Communications in Kuwait
- Companies of Kuwait
- Currency of Kuwait: Dinar
- Energy in Kuwait
- Healthcare in Kuwait
- Mining in Kuwait
- Kuwait Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Kuwait
- Transport in Kuwait
Education in Kuwait
See also
- 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". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. 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