The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab emirate situated in the northeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and lies on the northwestern shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the Arabic "akwat", the plural of "kout", meaning fortress built near water. The emirate covers an area of (20,000) square kilometers (6,880 sq mi) and has a population of about (2.9) million.
Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government, with Kuwait City serving as the country's political and economic capital. The country has the world's fifth largest oil reserves and petroleum and petroleum products now account for nearly 95% of export revenues, and 80% of government income. Kuwait is the eleventh richest country in the world per capital and has the highest human development index (HDI) in the Arab world.
Kuwait has many Large – Public Buildings, Shopping Malls and Palaces of state government, such as:
- The Kuwait Towers
- The Liberation Tower
- The National Assembly of Kuwait
- Al Seif Palace
- The Justice Palace
- The Grand Mosque
- The National Library of Kuwait
- The Kuwait Exchange (KSE)
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