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Kuwait is a country of the northeast Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, officially State of Kuwait, constitutional emirate with acreage about 6,177 sq mi (16,000 sq km). It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and lies on the northwestern shore of the Persian Gulf. The city of Kuwait is its capital. Population: 2,510,000. With its major oil reserves, discovered in 1938, it has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world. The country is a low, sandy region that is generally barren and sparsely settled. It has a warm climate, dry inland and humid along the coast. Since the development of the oil industry, large numbers of foreigners have found employment in Kuwait. It has the third largest oil reserves in the world after Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Arabic is the official language, but English is widely spoken. Some 85% of the population is Muslim, with about twice as many Sunnis as Shiites. There are Christian, Hindu, and Parsi minorities. Today the metropolis is still an oasis in a land of desert plains, but rather more of the cultural and epicurean kind. Excellent museums; a corniche ornamented with combed beaches and extravagant restaurants; modern shopping complexes and marinas. Outside Kuwait City there are few attractions, except at resorts dotted along the coast.
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