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Area
17,818 square kilometres (6,880 square miles)
Population
2,419,900 people (the official estimate for 2002).
Population Density
135.8 people per square kilometre
Capital
Kuwait City.
Population of Kuwait City
28,747 people (the 1995 official estimate).
Geography
Some key geographical facts:
 Kuwait shares borders with Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
The landscape is mainly desert plateau with a lower, more fertile coastal belt.
To the south east lies the Persian Gulf, where Kuwait has sovereignty over 9 small islands (the largest is Bubiyan and the most crowded is Failaka).
Government
Kuwait owns a traditional Arab monarchy. It gained full independence from the United Kingdom in 1961.
The Head of State is Jabir Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah since 1978.
The Head of Government is Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah since 2003.
Language
Arabic is the official language, however English is widely understood, particularly in commerce and industry.
Religion
The religion is 95 % Muslim (mostly of the Sunni sect), with Christian and Hindu minorities.
Time Zone
Greenich Mean Time (GMT) + 3
Electricity
240 volts AC,/ 50Hz, single phase. United Kingdom type flat 3 pin plugs are used. |
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