Kuwait

Kuwait / State of Kuwait

الكويت‎ al-Kuwait / دولة الكويت‎ Dawlat al-Kuwait (Arabic)

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Country in Western Asia, in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia, at the tip of Arabian (Persian) Gulf
Capital: Kuwait City
Largest cities: Kuwait City
Area: 17,818 km² (water: negligible)
Population: 4,500,000 (1.3 million – Kuwaitis, 3.2 million – expatriates); density: 200.2/km²
Official language: Arabic
Borders: Iraq, Saudi Arabia
Seas: Arabian (Persian) Gulf
Highest point: Mutla Ridge (306 m)
Lowest point: Arabian (Persian) Gulf (0 m)
Longest river: no permanent rivers
Largest lake: none
Natural resources: petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas
Natural hazards: dust storms, sand storms
Climate: arid climate; hot summer (March-October) – average daily high temperatures: 42-48°C (the highest ever recorded temperature: 54°C at Mitribah on 21 July 2016 – the highest recorded temperature in Asia, the third highest in the world); cold winter (October-March) – average daytime temperature: 10–17°C (at night even below 0°C)
Religion: 74.36% Islam (official), 18.17% Christianity, 7.47% other
Government: unitary constitutional monarchy
National day: 25 February (1950)
Currency: Kuwaiti dinar (KWD)
Time zone: UTC+3 (AST)
Calling code: +965
ISO 3166 code: KW
Internet TLD: .kw
Driving side: right
Electricity: 240V supply voltage and 50Hz, plug type: G