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Kuwait flag information

Description flag of Kuwait

three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white and red with a black trapezoid based on the hoist side; design, which dates to 1961, based on the Arab revolt flag of World War I

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Official country name

State of Kuwait

Short name

Kuwait

Local names

Dawlat al Kuwayt (long)
Al Kuwayt (short)

Nationality

Kuwaiti(s) (noun) Al Kuwayt (adjective)

Languages spoken

Arabic (official), English widely spoken

Capital

Kuwait

Government type

constitutional emirate

Population

2,596,799 ranked 141, (data 2008)

Geography

strategic location at head of Persian Gulf. The lowest point is Persian Gulf 0 m.

Coastline

Coastline 499 km.

Land borders

462km, Iraq 240 km, Saudi Arabia 222 km.

Administrative divisions

6 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Ahmadi, Al 'Asimah, Al Farwaniyah, Al Jahra', Hawalli, Mubarak al Kabir

Independence

19 June 1961 (from UK)