STATE OF KUWAIT







Country name.
Conventional long form : State of Kuwait
Conventional short form : Kuwait
Local long form : Dawlat al Kuwayt
Local short form : Al Kuwayt
Government type : Constitutional emirate
Capital Name : Kuwait
Geographic coordinates : 29 22 N, 47 58 E
Time difference : UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Administrative divisions.
6 Governorates : Muhafazat, Singular – Muhafazah
: Al Ahmadi
: Al ‘Asimah
: Al Farwaniyah
: Al Jahra’
: Hawalli
: Mubarak al Kabir
Independence : 19 June 1961 (from UK)
National holiday
: National Day, 25 February (1950)