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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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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Mubarak Al-Kabeer (city) partOf Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Abu Al Hasaniya country Kuwait
Abu Al Hasaniya locatedIn Kuwait
Abu Futaira country Kuwait
Al-Qurain country Kuwait
Al-Qusour country Kuwait
Al-Qusour governingCountry Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Al-Qusour postalCountry Kuwait
Al-Adan country Kuwait
Al-Adan locatedIn Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Al-Masayel country Kuwait
Al-Masayel locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Al-Sabahiya (parts) locatedIn Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Al-Funaitees country Kuwait
Shamiya country Kuwait
Hawalli Governorate partOf Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Amiri Diwan of Kuwait country Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
coat of arms of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait country Kuwait
this entity surface form: Sheikhdom of Kuwait
coat of arms of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait replacedIn Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
coat of arms of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait countryTransition Kuwait
this entity surface form: Sheikhdom of Kuwait to State of Kuwait
Kuwaiti ministries country Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Kuwaiti ministries appliesToJurisdiction Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Kuwaiti ministries locatedIn Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Patriot usedBy Kuwait
Jabriya country Kuwait
Speaker of the National Assembly country Kuwait
subject surface form: Speaker of the National Assembly of Kuwait
Speaker of the National Assembly jurisdiction Kuwait
subject surface form: Speaker of the National Assembly of Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Finance and Economic Committee country Kuwait
subject surface form: Finance and Economic Committee (Kuwait)
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Finance and Economic Committee appliesToJurisdiction Kuwait
subject surface form: Finance and Economic Committee (Kuwait)
Interior and Defense Committee locatedIn Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait