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State of Kuwait دولة الكويت Dawlat al-Kuwait |
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Anthem: Al-Nasheed Al-Watani | ||||||
Capital and largest city | Kuwait City 29°22′N 47°58′E / 29.367°N 47.967°E | |||||
Official languages | Arabic,English spoken widely | |||||
Demonym | Kuwaiti | |||||
Government | Constitutional hereditary emirate[1] | |||||
- | Emir | Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | ||||
- | Prime Minister | Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah | ||||
Establishment | ||||||
- | First Settlement | 1613 | ||||
- | Bani Utbah tribe foundation | 1705 | ||||
- | Anglo-Ottoman Convention | 1913 | ||||
- | Independence from the United Kingdom | 19 June 1961 | ||||
Area | ||||||
- | Total | 20,000 km2 (157th) 6,880 sq mi |
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- | Water (%) | negligible | ||||
Population | ||||||
- | estimate | 2,985,000[2] (137th) | ||||
- | Density | 167.5/km2 (68th) 433.8/sq mi |
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GDP (PPP) | 2009 estimate | |||||
- | Total | $137.450 billion[3] (56th) | ||||
- | Per capita | $38,875[3] (11th) | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2009 estimate | |||||
- | Total | $114.878 billion[3] (51st) | ||||
- | Per capita | $32,491[3] (17th) | ||||
HDI (2007) | ![]() Error: Invalid HDI value · 31st |
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ކަރަންސީ | Kuwaiti dinar (KWD) | |||||
Time zone | AST (UTC+3) | |||||
- | Summer (DST) | (not observed) (UTC+3) | ||||
ޑްރައިވްސް | right | |||||
Calling code | 965 | |||||
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