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Kuwait

Full country name:State of Kuwait
Area:17,820 sq km (6,880 sq. miles)
Population:1,991,115 (July 1999 est.) note: includes 1,220,935 non-nationals (July 1999 est.)
Capital cityKuwait City (population: 28,859 in 1995)
People:Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%
Language:Arabic (official), English widely spoken
ReligionMuslim 85% (Sunni 45%, Shi'a 40%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%
President:Amir JABIR al-Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah (since 31 December 1977)

 

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