Kuwait

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Kuwait is a small, oil-rich Gulf nation on the Arabian Peninsula known for its modern capital Kuwait City, significant expatriate workforce, and strategic geopolitical importance.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf country in Western Asia
sovereign state
bordersCountry Iraq
Saudi Arabia
callingCode +965
capital Kuwait City
climate arid desert climate
continent Asia
currency Kuwaiti dinar
demonym Kuwaiti
drivesOn right
economicCharacteristic oil-rich economy
foundingMemberOf Gulf Cooperation Council
geopoliticalImportance strategic location on the Persian Gulf
governmentType unitary constitutional monarchy
hasCity Al Ahmadi
Farwaniya
Hawalli
Jahra
Kuwait City
Mubarak Al-Kabeer
hasCoastlineOn Persian Gulf
hasNaturalResource crude oil
natural gas
hasSignificantIndustry oil production
petrochemicals
petroleum refining
headOfStateTitle Emir
independenceDate 1961-06-19
independenceFrom United Kingdom
ISO3166-1Alpha2 KW
ISO3166-1Alpha3 KWT
legislature National Assembly
locatedIn Arabian Peninsula
Eastern Arabia
surface form: Gulf region

Middle East
memberOf Arab League
Gulf Cooperation Council
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
surface form: Organization of Islamic Cooperation

OPEC
surface form: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

United Nations
nationalEmblem emblem of Kuwait
nationalFlag flag of Kuwait
nationalLanguage Arabic
officialLanguage Arabic
religionMajority Islam
timeZone UTC+03:00
UNRegion Middle East
surface form: Western Asia
usesLegalSystem Islamic law influences
civil law
workforceCharacteristic large expatriate population

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Arabic officialLanguageOf Kuwait
Arab world hasCountry Kuwait
Gulf War location Kuwait
Gulf War belligerent Kuwait
Gulf War primaryTheater Kuwait
Asia containsCountry Kuwait
Arab Spring notableCountry Kuwait
Persian Gulf borderedBy Kuwait
Arab League hasMember Kuwait
Telugu spokenIn Kuwait
Iraq borderCountry Kuwait
Saudi Arabia borderCountry Kuwait
OPEC foundingMember Kuwait
OPEC memberState Kuwait
Gulf Arabic spokenIn Kuwait
Kuwait City country Kuwait
Kuwait City capitalOf Kuwait
Kuwait City largestCityOf Kuwait
Asia (colonial possessions) includes Kuwait
this entity surface form: Kuwait British protectorate
Arabian Desert country Kuwait
Euphrates hasBasinCountry Kuwait
Six-Day War supporter Kuwait
AN/MPQ-53 radar usedBy Kuwait
PAC-2 exportedTo Kuwait
Operation Granby location Kuwait
PAC-3 MSE (Missile Segment Enhancement) usedBy Kuwait
subject surface form: PAC-3 MSE