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-Location: Kuwait is positioned in the northeast of the Arabian Peninsula and lies on the northwestern shore of the Gulf. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north, and covers an area of 20,000 square kilometers. -Dialing code +965 -Emergency numbers Fire & Ambulance - 100 Police - 101 Red Cross - 105 Missing Children - 110 Emergency Services - 112 Directory - 1307/1234 Airport Enquiry - 24319829; -Population: 2.9 million; -Languages: Arabic and English

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-Location	Kuwait is positioned in the northeast of the Arabian Peninsula and lies on the northwestern shore of the Gulf. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north, and covers an area of 20,000 square kilometers. -Dialing code +965 -Emergency numbers Fire & Ambulance - 100 Police - 101 Red Cross - 105 Missing Children - 110 Emergency Services - 112 Directory - 1307/1234 Airport Enquiry - 24319829
-Population	2.9 million
-Languages	Arabic and English
-Time zone	AST (UTC+3)
-Average January temperatures	10 Degrees Celsius
-Average July temperatures	30 Degrees Celsius
-Annual rainfall	125 mm

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The winter (December to February) months are the chilliest in Kuwait, from temperatures ranging between 7°-18° C. The months of spring (February to April) offer visitors the perfect climate to explore the city, with pleasant breezy weather allowing for the desert to be blooming with exotic flowers. Even though Kuwait is not as humid as its neighboring gulf countries, the heat during summer months can prove to be extreme, going up to a high of 50°C.

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The currency used in Kuwait is the Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD).

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Public Holidays

1 Jan New Year's Day. 25 Feb National Day. 26 Feb Liberation Day. 26 Feb Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet). 9 Jul Al-Esra Wa Al-Meraj (Ascension of the Prophet). 11 Sep Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan). 17 Nov Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice). 7 Dec Islamic New Year.

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