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Kuwait

Al JahrahAl AhmadiMubarak Al-KabeerHawalliAl AsimahAl FarwaniyahAl JahrahAl AhmadiMubarak Al-KabeerHawalliAl AsimahAl FarwaniyahSaudiArabiaIraq
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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

Kuwait has been ruled by the AL-SABAH dynasty since the 18th century. The threat of Ottoman invasion in 1899 prompted Amir Mubarak AL-SABAH to seek protection from Britain, ceding foreign and defense responsibility to Britain until 1961, when the country attained its independence. Iraq attacked and overran Kuwait in 1990. After several weeks of aerial bombardment, a US-led UN coalition began a ground assault in 1991 that liberated Kuwait in four days. In 1992, the Amir reconstituted the parliament that he had dissolved in 1986.

Capital
Kuwait City
Government
constitutional monarchy (emirate)
Population
3,172,511
Area
17,818 sq km
Location
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
Climate
dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
Natural resources
petroleum; fish; shrimp; natural gas
Languages
Arabic (official); English widely spoken
Religions
Muslim (official) 74.6%; Christian 18.2%; other and unspecified 7.2%
Independence
19 June 1961 (from the UK)
Administrative divisions
6 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Ahmadi, Al 'Asimah, Al Farwaniyah, Al Jahra', Hawalli, Mubarak al K…
Currency
Kuwaiti dinars (KD)
Export partners
China 25%; India 13%; Japan 13%; Taiwan 7%…
Import partners
China 18%; UAE 10%; USA 9%; Saudi Arabia 6%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

6 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
Al JahrahProvinceKW-JA
Al AhmadiProvinceKW-AH
Mubarak Al-KabeerProvinceKW-MU
HawalliProvinceKW-HA
Al AsimahProvinceKW-KU
Al FarwaniyahProvinceKW-FA

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Currency
Kuwaiti dinars (KD)
Languages
Arabic (official); English widely spoken
Government
constitutional monarchy (emirate)
Climate
dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters

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