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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this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Shuwaikh campus regionServed Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Archaeology Museum country Kuwait
Archaeology Museum regionServed Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Heritage Museum country Kuwait
Boom Al Mouhallab (traditional dhow) country Kuwait
subject surface form: Boom Al Mouhallab
Boom Al Mouhallab (traditional dhow) location Kuwait
subject surface form: Boom Al Mouhallab
National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters jurisdiction Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Jabriya campus country Kuwait
Subiyah country Kuwait
Subiyah governedBy Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Kuwait national development plan country Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
GCC Interconnection Authority countryServed Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
GCC Health Council memberState Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
GCCPO countryServed Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
GSO servesCountry Kuwait
Six Construct regionServed Kuwait
Banu Tamim locatedIn Kuwait
Sharq district country Kuwait
Qibla district country Kuwait
Bneid Al Gar country Kuwait
Dasma country Kuwait
Dasma subdivisionOf Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Daeya country Kuwait
Nuzha country Kuwait
Rawda country Kuwait
Rawda telephoneCallingCode Kuwait
this entity surface form: +965
Adailiya country Kuwait