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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Qadsiya country Kuwait
Yarmouk country Kuwait
Surra country Kuwait
Al-Shamiya country Kuwait
College of Education country Kuwait
subject surface form: College of Education, Kuwait University
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
College of Education locatedIn Kuwait
subject surface form: College of Education, Kuwait University
College of Education regionServed Kuwait
subject surface form: College of Education, Kuwait University
Salhiya district country Kuwait
Qurtuba country Kuwait
Ministries Complex in Kuwait City hasRegionServed Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Ministries Complex in Kuwait City hasOwner Kuwait
this entity surface form: State of Kuwait
Air Arabia operatesIn Kuwait
Hammoud isUsedInCountry Kuwait
Terminal 3 locatedIn Kuwait
subject surface form: Terminal 3 (Kuwait International Airport)
Terminal 3 country Kuwait
subject surface form: Terminal 3 (Kuwait International Airport)
Kuwait Bay country Kuwait
Kuwait Bay basinCountry Kuwait
Terminal 4 country Kuwait
subject surface form: Terminal 4 (Kuwait International Airport)
Terminal 5 country Kuwait
subject surface form: Terminal 5 (Kuwait International Airport)
Troy Barlow workLocation Kuwait
Kuwait Airways country Kuwait
Kuwait Airways callsign Kuwait
this entity surface form: KUWAITI
Jazeera Airways country Kuwait
Jazeera Airways operatesIn Kuwait
Mirqab district country Kuwait
Faiha country Kuwait
Faiha locatedIn Kuwait
UNOSOM I hasParticipant Kuwait
Mansouriya country Kuwait
AST usedInCountry Kuwait
Al-Shuwaikh country Kuwait