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Geography of Kuwait |
Location:
The State of Kuwait occupies the north western corner of the Arabian Gulf. It is bound in the east by the Arabian Gulf, in the southwest by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and in the north and west by the Republic of Iraq.
Kuwait is located between latitude o28, 30 and o 30,06 to the north of the Equator and between longitudes 48 o,30 and 46 o,30 to the east of Greenwich. Its climate is continental which characterizes the geographic desert region in general.
Area:
17,818 kilometers2
Climate:
Hot for most of the year and generally dry ; hottest months are June to September 28-50o C ; coolest months are December to February 8-18o C , rainfall erratic
Population:
2.2 million, ( Kuwaitis are 880.774)
Administrative Districts:
Kuwait is divided into six governorates: al-cAsimah, Hawalli, Frwaniyah, Ahmadi , Mubarak al-Kabeer, and Jahra
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