Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
Population: 2,505,559
Religions: Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
Languages: Arabic (official), English widely spoken
National holiday: National Day, 25 February (1950)
Currency (code): Kuwaiti dinar (KD)
Exchange rates: Kuwaiti dinars per US dollar - 0.2844 (2007), 0.29 (2006), 0.292 (2005), 0.2947 (2004), 0.298 (2003)
