Region: Middle East
Capital: Kuwait City
Population: 2,595,628
Area: 17,818 km²
Currency: Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)
Languages: Arabic
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf and is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north . The name "Kuwait" is derived from the Arabic word meaning "fortress built near water". The country covers an area of 17,820 square kilometers and has a population of about 2.8 million. Wikipedia
