Kuwait
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Kuwait Country Profile

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Kuwait Country Map

Generic Information:

Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait Listeni/kuːˈweɪt/ (Arabic: دولة الكويت‎ Dawlat al-Kuwayt ), is an Arab country in Western Asia. Situated in the northeastern edge of the Arabian peninsula at the tip of the Persian Gulf, it shares borders with Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. The name "Kuwait" is derived from the Arabic أكوات ākwāt, the plural of كوت kūt, meaning "fortress built near water".[5] The country covers an area of 17,820 square kilometers (6,880 square miles) and has a population of about 2.8 million. - Wikipedia (publisher), Kuwait, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait, 28Aug2013.

 

Find the country in the generic links below:

Wikipedia Country Information Website of Wikipedia on Kuwait

Economist Intelligence Unit Website of the Economist on Kuwait

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Facts and Figures:

Wolfram Alpha Website of Wolframalpha on Kuwait

World Bank Website of the Worldbank on Kuwait

Population Information: Website of the World Population Review

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