Kuwait

Point	Information
Country Name	State of Kuwait
Short Name	Kuwait
Capital	Kuwait City
Largest city	Kuwait City
Official languages	Arabic
National Languages	Arabic
Religion	74.36% Islam (official), 18.17% Christianity, 7.47% Other
Demonym(s)	Kuwaiti
Government	Unitary constitutional monarchy
President	Emir – Sabah Ahmad al-Sabah
Vice President	Prime Minister – Sabah Khalid al-Sabah
House Speaker	Marzouq Ali al-Ghanim
Chief Justice	Fahad Mohammed Mohsen Al-Afasi
Total Area	17,818 km² (6,880 sq mi)
Water (%)	Negligible
Total Land Area (%)	17,818 km² (6,880 sq mi)
Population	4,420,110 (2019 estimate)
GDP (PPP)	$303 billion (2020 estimate)
GDP (Nominal)	$118.271 billion (2018 estimate)
Currency	Kuwaiti dinar (KWD)
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Mains Electricity	240 V – 50 Hz
Driving side	Right
Calling code	+965
ISO 3166 code	KW
Internet TLD	.kw
Political Parties	· National Democratic Alliance · Popular Action Bloc · Hadas (Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood) · National Islamic Alliance
Independence Day	19 June 1961
Tallest Building	Al Hamra Firdous Tower NBK Tower Arraya 2 United Tower
Richest Persons	Alyousifi Family Bassam Alghanim Mohannad Al-Kharafi Fawzi Al-Kharafi
Top Website	Alanba.com.kw Google.com.kw Moi.gov.kw Alqabas.com
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