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Overview
- Capital:
- Kuwait City
- Area:
- 17,820 km²
- Population:
- 2,418,393 (2006 estimate)
- Language(s):
- Arabic (official), English.
- Religion(s):
- Muslim (Sunni - 70%, Shi'a - 30%) - 85%, Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and others - 15%.
- Ethnic Group(s):
- Kuwaiti - 45%, other Arab - 35%, South Asian - 9%, Iranian - 4%, others - 7%.