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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FET usedInCountry Kuwait
bin Abdullah usedInCountry Kuwait
Salam usedInCountry Kuwait
Jahra country Kuwait
Jahra partOf Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Jahra governingCountry Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Al Ahmadi country Kuwait
Al Ahmadi partOf Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Talal usedInCountry Kuwait
June War supportedBy Kuwait
Tanker War involvedCountry Kuwait
Farwaniya country Kuwait
Nile Air serviceRegion Kuwait
Mahmoud isCommonIn Kuwait
CAMI hasMember Kuwait
subject surface form: Council of Arab Ministers of Interior
Achomi language spokenIn Kuwait
Gulf Oil operatedInCountry Kuwait
Green Island country Kuwait
subject surface form: Green Island (Kuwait)
Fahd usedInCountry Kuwait
Arab oil embargo country Kuwait
Ghassan Kanafani workedIn Kuwait
CASAM hasMember Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Hamed isCommonInCountry Kuwait
takaful regulatedIn Kuwait
subject surface form: Takaful
Khaled Mashal livedIn Kuwait
Jan Utzon workLocation Kuwait
Kuwait Armed Forces country Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait