Capital: Kuwait City President: Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah PM: Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah Population: 3,100,000 reference
The State of Kuwait (Arabic: الكويت ) is a small constitutional monarchy on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west. The name is a diminutive of an Arabic word meaning "fortress built near water."