General
Profile
Location: Middle East, bordering the
Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia Area: total:
17,820 sq km land: 17,820 sq km water: 0 sq km Climate:
dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
Terrain: flat to slightly undulating desert plain
Capital: Kuwait Administrative divisions: 5 governorates
(muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Ahmadi, Al
Farwaniyah, Al'Asimah, Al Jahra', Hawalli Population:
2,335,648 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (2005
est.) Ethnic groups: Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South
Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7% Nationality: noun:
Kuwaiti(s) adjective: Kuwaiti Languages: Arabic
(official), English widely spoken Religions: Muslim 85%
(Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and
other 15% Literacy: 97.9% |