Capital:Kuwait
Population:2,335,648
Area:17,820 sq km
Climate:dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
Languages:Arabic (official), English widely spoken
Currency:Kuwaiti dinar (KD)
Government:nominal constitutional monarchy
Religions:Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
