Name of country: State of Kuwait (Daulat Al-Kuwait)
Climate: Intensive hot and dry summer with sand storms; short, cool winter with occasional rain falls
Area: 17.818 km2
Capital City: Kuwait City
Population: 4.3 million inhabitants, thereof 1,24 million of Kuwaiti origin (2017 estimated)
Business languages: Arabic (official language), English (common language)
Religion: Islam; Foreigners: Muslims, Christians, Hindus
National holiday: February 25 (followed by Day of Liberation on February 26)
Administrative Structure: Six governorates (Hawally, Ahmadi, Al Asimah, Jahra, Farwaniya, Mubarak Al Kabeer)
Currency: 1 Kuwaiti Dinar (KD) = 1000 Fils
