Kuwait

Kuwait (/kʊˈweɪt/ (About this soundlisten);[7][8] Arabic: الكويت‎ al-Kuwayt, Gulf Arabic pronunciation: [ɪl‿ɪkweːt] or [lɪkweːt]), officially the State of Kuwait (Arabic: دولة الكويت‎ About this soundDawlat al-Kuwayt), is a country in the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. As of 2021, Kuwait has a population of 4.5 million people: 1.3 million are Kuwaitis and 3.2 million are expatriates.[9] Expatriates account for approximately 70% of the population.[10] More than 70% of the country's population reside in the urban agglomeration of the capital city Kuwait City.[11] Hist...View all