Outline of Kuwait
The Flag of Kuwait
The Coat of arms of Kuwait
The location of Kuwait
An enlargeable map of the State of Kuwait
See also: Index of Kuwait-related articles
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kuwait:
Kuwait – 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.
General reference
An enlargeable basic map of Kuwait
- Pronunciation: /kuːˈweɪt/; Kuwaiti Arabic: [lekˈwe:t̪]; Literary Arabic: /al kuˈwajt, -ˈweːt/
- 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
An enlargeable topographic map of Kuwait
Main article: 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
An enlargeable satellite image 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
Governorates of Kuwait
Main article: Governorates 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
Main article: 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
Main article: 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
- Forces
- Army of Kuwait
- Navy of Kuwait
- Air Force of 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
Main article: Kuwait
- 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
- Kuwait People Management System(KPIMS) http://clubco.dyndns.org/kpims
External links
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Wikimedia Atlas of Kuwait -
Kuwait travel guide from Wikivoyage - The Office of the Amir of Kuwait
- Outline of Kuwait at DMOZ
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