Kuwait

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Capital: Kuwait City

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 6,881

Land Covered by Water: >1%

Time Zone: AST (UTC+3)

Climate: dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters

Approximate Population: 3,399,637

Official Language: Arabic

Religion: Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhists, Parsi

Currency: Kuwaiti Dinar

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid Fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), HIV (see AIDS/HIV), West Nile virus, Brucellosis - avoid unpasteurized dairy products, Toxoplasmosis, Plague

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