Today, Kuwait’s education system is larger than ever. There are currently close to 500,000 students enrolled in Kuwaiti schools, constituting approximately 30 percent of the entire population.
Officially name: The State of Kuwait
Capital: Kuwait City
Largest city: Kuwait City
Official language: Arabic
Government: Constitutional hereditary emirate
Kuwait, or State of Kuwait, an independent Arab sheikhdom on the Arabian Peninsula, in southwestern Asia. It lies at the head of the Persian Gulf and is bordered by Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Kuwait's area is 6,880 square miles (17,818 km 2 ).