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. on weekdays.
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.
There is a Public Authority for Youth and Sports, which was founded with the aim of caring for young people and qualifying them to deal with society and lead it in future. The Authority supervises sports clubs and open spaces, and organizes various contests annually and on holidays and national occasions.
A Ministry of Planning statistical report states the population of Kuwait in mid-1999 was 2,273,719 people, of whom 1,389,232 were males and 884,487 females.
The number of Kuwaitis was 798,156, of whom 394,499 (49.43%) were males and 403,657 (50.57%) females.
The number of non-Kuwaitis, of more than 120 different nationalities, was 1,475,563, of whom 994,733 were males and 480,830 females.
The number of Arab non-Kuwaitis was 552,877, of whom 383,956 were males and 251,735 females.
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