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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Kuwait

  • Time Zone: GMT/UTC +3
  • Electricity: 240V, 50 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
  • Currency: Kuwaiti Dinar (KD)
  • Country Dialing Code: 965

Kuwait

Location
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia

Capital
Kuwait

Population
2,335,648 note: includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2005 est.)

Regions
5 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Ahmadi, Al Farwaniyah, Al 'Asimah, Al Jahra', Hawalli

Climate
dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters

Ethnic groups
Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%

Religions
Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%

Languages
Arabic (official), English widely spoken

Government type
nominal constitutional monarchy

Background
Britain oversaw foreign relations and defense for the ruling Kuwaiti AL-SABAH dynasty from 1899 until independence in 1961. Kuwait was attacked and overrun by Iraq on 2 August 1990. Following several weeks of aerial bombardment, a US-led, UN coalition began a ground assault on 23 February 1991 that liberated Kuwait in four days. Kuwait spent more than $5 billion to repair oil infrastructure damaged during 1990-91.

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