Country & territory dossier
Kuwait
Asia Sovereign state
Info
- Name
- Kuwait
- Continent
- Asia
- Country Codes
- KWKWT414
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Capital
- Kuwait City
- Official Language
- Arabic
- Currency
- Kuwaiti dinar (KWD · د.ك)
- Area
- 17,818 km²
- Political Status
- Sovereign state
- Head of State
- Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah - Emir Of Kuwait - Since
- Form of Government
- Constitutional Monarchy
Treaties & organizations
56 recorded memberships
| Organization / agreement | Membership type |
|---|---|
| African Development Bank GroupAFDB | nonregional member |
| Arab Bank for Economic Development in AfricaABEDA | member |
| Arab Fund for Economic and Social DevelopmentAFESD | member |
| Arab LeagueAL | member |
| Arab Monetary FundAMF | member |
| Central African States Development BankBDEAC | member |
| Community of DemocraciesCD | member |
| Council of Arab Economic UnityCAEU | member |
| Food and Agriculture OrganizationFAO | member |
| Group of 77G-77 | member |
| Gulf Cooperation CouncilGCC | member |
| Inter-Parliamentary UnionIPU | member |
| International Atomic Energy AgencyIAEA | member |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentIBRD | member |
| International Chamber of CommerceICC | national committees |
| International Civil Aviation OrganizationICAO | member |
| International Criminal Police OrganizationINTERPOL | member |
| International Development AssociationIDA | member |
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesIFRCS | member |
| International Finance CorporationIFC | member |
| International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentIFAD | member |
| International Hydrographic OrganizationIHO | member |
| International Labor OrganizationILO | member |
| International Maritime OrganizationIMO | member |
| International Mobile Satellite OrganizationIMSO | member |
| International Monetary FundIMF | member |
| International Olympic CommitteeIOC | member |
| International Organization for StandardizationISO | member |
| International Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementICRM | member |
| International Telecommunication Satellite OrganizationITSO | member |
| International Telecommunication UnionITU | member |
| International Trade Union ConfederationITUC | NGOs |
| Islamic Development BankIDB | member |
| League of Arab StatesLAS | member |
| Multilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyMIGA | member |
| Nonaligned MovementNAM | member |
| Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsOPCW | member |
| Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting CountriesOAPEC | member |
| Organization of Islamic CooperationOIC | member |
| Organization of Petroleum Exporting CountriesOPEC | member |
| Paris ClubPARIS_CLUB | associate |
| Permanent Court of ArbitrationPCA | member |
| UN Security CouncilUN_SECURITY_COUNCIL | temporary |
| United NationsUN | member |
| United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUNCTAD | member |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural OrganizationUNESCO | member |
| United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUNIDO | member |
| United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near EastUNRWA | member |
| Universal Postal UnionUPU | member |
| World Customs OrganizationWCO | member |
| World Federation of Trade UnionsWFTU | NGOs |
| World Health OrganizationWHO | member |
| World Intellectual Property OrganizationWIPO | member |
| World Meteorological OrganizationWMO | member |
| World Tourism OrganizationUNWTO | member |
| World Trade OrganizationWTO | member |