Kuwait

Kuwait

Kuwait ranks 123rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Zimbabwe, Guatemala, and Singapore. Memorable people born in present day Kuwait include Saud of Saudi Arabia, Queen Rania of Jordan, and Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Memorable people who died in Kuwait include Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Kuwait has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and wrestlers.

Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. With a coastline of approximately 500 km (311 mi), Kuwait also shares a maritime border with Iran, across the Persian Gulf. Kuwait is a city-state, most of the country's population reside in the urban agglomeration of Kuwait City, the capital and largest city. As of 2024, Kuwait has a population of 4.82 million, of which 1.53 million are Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3.29 million are foreign nationals from over 100 countries. Kuwait has the world's third largest number of foreign nationals as a percentage of the population, where its citizens make up less than 30% of the overall population. Read more on Wikipedia