Brief Introduction Capital: Kuwait Area: total: 17817sq km The important Festival: National day: February 25 Population: 24,570,000 Language: Arabic (official), English widely spoken Currency: KWD

Kuwait

Geography

Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

Administrative divisions

5 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Ahmadi, Al Farwaniyah, Al 'Asimah, Al Jahra', Hawalli.

Economy – overview

Industries: petroleum, petrochemicals, desalination, food processing, construction materials. Exports - commodities: oil and refined products, fertilizers.

Culture and media

Newspaper:

Al-Dostoor , Al-Qabas , Al-Seyassah, Al-Shahed, Al-Taleea , Homat Al-Watan, KUNA - Kuwait News Agency.