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Location: Middle East, bordering the Arabian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Geography: strategic location at head of Arabian Gulf.

 Area:  total: 17,820 sq km, land: 17,820 sq km, water: 0 sq km.

 Capital:  Kuwait.
 
Industries:  petroleum, petrochemicals, cement, shipbuilding and repair, water desalination, food processing, construction materials.

Languages:  Arabic (official), English widely spoken.
 
National Holiday:  National Day, 25 February (1950).

Currency (Code):  Kuwaiti dinar (KD).
 
Population:  2,789,132  million. Labor force: 2.154 million Includes 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2010 est.) non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force (2009 est.)
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