Outline 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
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- 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
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- 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
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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
[edit]- Bays of Kuwait
- Islands of Kuwait
- Lakes of Kuwait: None
- Mountains of Kuwait
- Rivers of Kuwait
Ecoregions of Kuwait
[edit]Administrative divisions of Kuwait
[edit]Administrative divisions of Kuwait
Governorates of Kuwait
[edit]Districts of Kuwait
[edit]Municipalities of Kuwait
[edit]- Capital of Kuwait: Kuwait City
Demography of Kuwait
[edit]Government and politics of Kuwait
[edit]- Form of government:constitutional monarchy
- Capital of Kuwait: Kuwait City
- Elections in Kuwait
- Political parties in Kuwait
Branches of the government of Kuwait
[edit]Executive branch of the government of Kuwait
[edit]Legislative branch of the government of Kuwait
[edit]Judicial branch of the government of Kuwait
[edit]Foreign relations of Kuwait
[edit]International organization membership
[edit]The State of Kuwait is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Kuwait
[edit]- Constitution of Kuwait
- Crime in Kuwait
- Human rights in Kuwait
- Law enforcement in Kuwait
- Legal system of Kuwait
Military of Kuwait
[edit]- Command
- Forces
- Kuwait National Guard
- Military ranks of Kuwait
Local government in Kuwait
[edit]History of Kuwait
[edit]Culture of Kuwait
[edit]- 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: None
Art in Kuwait
[edit]Sports in Kuwait
[edit]Economy and infrastructure of Kuwait
[edit]- 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
[edit]See also
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Kuwait portal- 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
[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
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Kuwait at Wikipedia's sister projects
Definitions from Wiktionary
Media from Commons
News from Wikinews
Quotations from Wikiquote
Texts from Wikisource
Textbooks from Wikibooks
Resources from Wikiversity
Wikimedia Atlas of Kuwait
Kuwait travel guide from Wikivoyage- The Office of the Amir of Kuwait
