Outline of Kuwait
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kuwait:
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign emirate located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in Southwest Asia and the Middle East.[1] Kuwait is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west. The name of Kuwait is a diminutive of an Arabic word meaning "fortress built near water."[2] It has a population of 3.1 million and an area of 17,818 km². Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government and Kuwait City serves as its political and economic capital.
Kuwait has the world's fifth largest proven oil reserves[3] and is the fourth richest country in the world per capita.[4] Kuwait's oil fields were discovered and exploited in the 1930s and after it gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1961, the nation's oil industry saw unprecedented growth. Petroleum and petroleum products now account for nearly 95% of export revenues, and 80% of government income.[5]
In 1990, Kuwait was invaded and annexed by neighboring Iraq. The seven month-long Iraqi occupation came to an end after a direct military intervention by United States-led forces. Nearly 700 Kuwaiti oil wells were set ablaze by the retreating Iraqi army resulting in a major environmental and economic catastrophe.[6] Kuwait's infrastructure was badly damaged during the war and had to be rebuilt.[7]
General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Kuwait
- Official English country name: The State of Kuwait
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Kuwaiti
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Kuwait
- International rankings of Kuwait
- ISO country codes: KW, KWT, 414
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:KW
- Internet country code top-level domain: .kw
Geography of Kuwait
- Kuwait is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Asia
- Southwest Asia
- Asia
- Middle East
- Time zone: UTC+03
- Extreme points of Kuwait
- High: unnamed location 306 m (1,004 ft)
- Low: Persian Gulf 0 m
- Land boundaries: 462 km
- Iraq 240 km
- Saudi Arabia 222 km
- Coastline: Persian Gulf 499 km
- Population of Kuwait: 2,851,000 - 136th most populous country
- Area of Kuwait: 17,818 km2
- Atlas of Kuwait
Environment of Kuwait
- Climate of Kuwait
- Renewable energy in Kuwait
- Geology of Kuwait
- Protected areas of Kuwait
- Biosphere reserves in Kuwait
- National parks of Kuwait
- Birds of Kuwait
- Mammals of Kuwait
Natural geographic features of Kuwait
- Glaciers of Kuwait: None
- Islands of Kuwait
- Lakes of Kuwait: None
- Mountains of Kuwait
- Volcanoes of Kuwait:None
- Rivers of Kuwait
- Waterfalls of Kuwait: None
- Valleys of Kuwait:None
- World Heritage Sites in Kuwait: None
Regions of Kuwait
- Main article: Regions of Kuwait
Ecoregions of Kuwait
- Main article: Ecoregions in Kuwait
Administrative divisions of Kuwait
- Main article: Administrative divisions of Kuwait
Governorates of Kuwait
Districts of Kuwait
Municipalities of Kuwait
- Capital of Kuwait: Kuwait City
- Cities of Kuwait
Demography of Kuwait
- Main article: Demographics of Kuwait
Government and politics of Kuwait
- Main article: Government of Kuwait and Politics of Kuwait
- Form of government:constitutional monarchy
- Capital of Kuwait: Kuwait City
Branches of the government of Kuwait
Executive branch of the government of Kuwait
- Head of state: Emir of Kuwait,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Kuwait,
- Cabinet of Kuwait
Legislative branch of the government of Kuwait
- Parliament of Kuwait (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Kuwait
- Lower house: House of Commons of Kuwait
Judicial branch of the government of Kuwait
- Supreme Court of Kuwait
Foreign relations of Kuwait
- Diplomatic missions in Kuwait
- Diplomatic missions of Kuwait
- Iraq–Kuwait relations
International organization membership
The State of Kuwait is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Kuwait
- Constitution of Kuwait
- Crime in Kuwait
- Human rights in Kuwait
- Law enforcement in Kuwait
Military of Kuwait
- Main article: Military of Kuwait
- Command
- Commander-in-chief:
- Ministry of Defence of Kuwait
- Commander-in-chief:
- Forces
- Army of Kuwait
- Navy of Kuwait
- Air Force of Kuwait
Local government in Kuwait
History of Kuwait
- Main article: History of Kuwait
Culture of Kuwait
- Main article: Culture of Kuwait
- Architecture of Kuwait
- Cuisine of Kuwait
- Festivals in Kuwait
- Languages of Kuwait
- Coat of arms of Kuwait
- Flag of Kuwait
- National anthem of Kuwait
- People of Kuwait
- Prostitution in Kuwait
- Public holidays in Kuwait
- Records of Kuwait
- Religion in Kuwait
- Buddhism in Kuwait
- Christianity in Kuwait
- Hinduism in Kuwait
- Islam in Kuwait
- World Heritage Sites in Kuwait: None
Art in Kuwait
- Art in Kuwait
- Cinema of Kuwait
- Literature of Kuwait
- Music of Kuwait
- Television in Kuwait
- Theaters in Kuwait:Little Kuwait
Sports in Kuwait
- Main article: Sports in Kuwait
Economy and infrastructure of Kuwait
- Main article: Economy of Kuwait
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 53rd (fifty-third)
- Agriculture in Kuwait
- Banking in Kuwait
- Communications in Kuwait
- Internet in Kuwait
- Companies of Kuwait
- Currency of Kuwait: Dinar
- Energy in Kuwait
- Energy policy of Kuwait
- Oil industry in Kuwait
- Health care in Kuwait
- Mining in Kuwait
- Kuwait Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Kuwait
- Transport in Kuwait
- Airports in Kuwait
- Rail transport in Kuwait
- Roads in Kuwait
Education in Kuwait
- Main article: Education in Kuwait
See also
- Index of Kuwait-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Kuwait-related topics
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Asia
- Outline of geography
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kuwait". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ↑ Kuwait (History) - the name is a diminutive of an Arabic word meaning fortress built near water
- ↑ Oil & Gas Journal, January, 2007
- ↑ CIA - The World Factbook - Rank Order - GDP - per capita (PPP)
- ↑ CIA - The World Factbook - Kuwait
- ↑ "Kuwait still recovering from Gulf War fires". CNN. January 3, 2003. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Country profile: Kuwait". BBC News. May 8, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- Kuwait People Management System(KPIMS) http://clubco.dyndns.org/kpims
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