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| Conventional Long Form: | State of Kuwait |
| Conventional Short Form: | Kuwait |
| Location: | Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia |
| Capital City: | Kuwait |
| Government Type: | Nominal Constitutional Monarchy |
| Population: | 2,041,961 |
| Area [sq.km]: | 17,820 (slightly smaller than New Jersey) |
| Currency: | Kuwaiti dinar (KWD) |
| Languages: | Arabic (official), English widely spoken |
| National Holiday: | National Day, 25 February (1950) |
| Background: | 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 completely liberated Kuwait in four days. Kuwait has spent more than $5 billion to repair oil infrastructure damaged during 1990-91. |
