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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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As Salimiyah
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147,649
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2020
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Kuwait City
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60,064
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2020
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Saba? as Salim
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139,163
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2020
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| Region: |
Middle East |
| Population: |
2,993,706 |
| Area Total: |
17,820km2 |
| Area Land: |
17,820km2 |
| Coast Line: |
499km |
| Capital: |
Kuwait |
| Climate: |
Dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters. |
| Languages: |
Arabic (official), English widely spoken |
| Currency: |
1 Kuwaiti dinar (KD) = 1,000 fils |
| Holiday: |
National Day is 25 February (1950), Independence Day is 19 June |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 53.90°F |
| July: |
°C / 96.70°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 4.1" |
Boundaries
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Iraq
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242 km
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Saudi Arabia
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222 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Kuwaiti
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45.00%
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Other Arab
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35.00%
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South Asian
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9.00%
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Other
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7.00%
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Iranian
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4.00%
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Religions
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Muslim
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85.00%
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Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other
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15.00%
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