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Kuwait
For Kuwait's capital city, see Kuwait City.
The State of Kuwait (Arabic: دولة الكويت) is a constitutional monarchy on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west. The name is a diminutive of an Arabic word meaning "fortress built near water."[citation needed]
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- Al Ahmadi
- Al Farwaniyah
- Al Asimah
- Al Jahra
- Hawalli
- Mubarak Al-Kabeer
The major cities are the capital Kuwait City and Jahrah (a thirty-minute drive northwest of Kuwait City). The main residential and business areas are Salmiya and Hawalli. The main industrial area is Shuwaikh within the Al Asimah Governorate. The main palace is the As-Seef Palace in the old part of Kuwait City where the Emir runs the daily matters of the country whilst the government headquarters are in the Bayan Palace and the Emir lives in Dar Salwa.
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- Communications in Kuwait
- Foreign relations of Kuwait
- Geography of Kuwait
- Human rights in Kuwait
- Kuwait Boy Scouts Association
- Kuwait Girl Guides Association
- Kuwaiti architecture
References
- ^ Nominal.
- ^ Including approximately two million non-nationals (2005 estimate).
- ^ Kuwait Information Office, New Delhi, India. Kuwait's History. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
- ^ Arab Times Online. Kuwait population hits 2.992m; Citizens up in number, down in percentage. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
- ^ The Hindu: Business Line. Special flight from Kuwait lands in Kochi. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
- ^ Kuwait Information Office, New Delhi, India. Kuwait Embassy Office, New Delhi, India, Services. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
- ^ Armenian General Benevolent Union. The Armenians of Kuwait: Rebuilding after the Gulf War. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
- ^ U.S. Department of State. Kuwait: International Religious Freedom Report 2006. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
- ^ The English School, Kuwait. Welcome. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
- ^ Marcinko, Richard (1998). Seal Force Alpha, 1st edition, Simon & Schuster. .
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International membership Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (CCASG)
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