Kuwait is Islamic constitutional monarchy in southwestern Asia, located at the northwestern tip of the Arabian Gulf. The country is bordered on the north and west by Iraq, on the south and west by Saudi Arabia and on the east by the Arabian Gulf. The capital is Kuwait city.

Kuwait has attracted the attention and admiration of the modern world because of its strategic position, its oil wealth estimated at around 100 billion barrels, its open foreign relations, its authentic democratic way of life, and its openness towards other cultures and civilizations without neglecting its deep-rooted heritage. Its people are well known for their profound knowledge of maritime affairs, and their business acumen has given them an important position among nations and peoples.

Official Name: The State of Kuwait

Official Language: Arabic

Religion: Islam is the official religion of the State

Emblem of the State:
A falcon with its wings spread, embracing a ship (a boom) floating on white and blue waves (in memory of Kuwait's seafaring past).

Official Holidays

• National Day: 25 February each year.
• Liberation Day: 26 February each year. (This was celebrated by Kuwaitis for the first time in 1961, after the forces of the international alliance liberated Kuwait and drove the Iraqi occupation forces outside Kuwait's international borders).

Official Weekly Holidays: Thursday and Friday every week for the Government sector.

Official Working Hours: 7.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.

Official Currency: The Kuwaiti Dinar (US$1.00 = 0.305 Dinar).

National Flag:
The flag was raised for the first time after independence on the morning of 24 November 1961. It is a horizontal rectangle, whose length is twice its width, divided into three equal horizontal sections. The top one of which is green, then white, then red, enclosing a black semi-trapezium whose larger base is the left edge of the flag for its full width, while its smaller base is equal to the width of the white section, and its height is one quarter of the length of the flag.

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