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The State of Kuwait (Arabic: دولة الكويت‎; IPA: [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west. The name is a diminutive of an Arabic word meaning "fortress built near water." It has a population of 3.1 million and an area of 17,818 km². Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government and Kuwait City serves as its political and economic capital. Kuwait has the... full article at wikipedia
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  • Jun 19, 1961
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  • Jul 2007
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