It has a coastline of 499 km. The capital of Kuwait is Kuwait City. The official language of Kuwait is Arabic. English is also widely spoken. Kuwait has a large expatriate population engaged in different industries, healthcare enterprises and so on. The population of Kuwait is estimated at around 3 to 3.5 million. Almost 2 million expatriates are present in this place. The currency of Kuwait is the Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD). It is divided into 1000fils. The climate of Kuwait is dry and hot with long summers and short, cool winters. Thunderstorms are frequent during the spring season which falls in March.

Sandstorms are common in June and July when the northwesterly winds stir up the sand dunes in the undulating desert plains of Kuwait. Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy with the head of state being the Emir or Sheikh. There is a council of ministers to aid the Prime minister in governance. There is a National Assembly which consists of fifty elected members. This Assembly has the power to dismiss the Prime Minister or other cabinet members.  

Kuwait is divided into six provinces namely Al-Kuwayt, Al-Frwaniyah, Hawalli, Al-Ahmadi, Al-Jahrah and Mubarak Al-Kabir. Kuwait has a fast growing economy and is listed as the fifth richest country in the world. It has huge crude oil reserves and the oil industry alone accounts for over 80% of the revenue. Other industries here include shipping, construction, banking, desalinization, fishing and so on. Kuwait has very limited water resources. Water has to be distilled or imported. Agriculture is also very limited and Kuwait depends greatly on food imports from the rest of the world. Kuwait is an Islamic country and Islam has a big influence on the culture, architecture, music and cuisine of this area. The society is liberal and tolerant but one has to respect their cultural and religious sentiments.

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