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Capital CityKuwait
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Environmental: Goals/Challenges/Agreements
Challenges
Limited natural fresh water resources; some of world's largest and most sophisticated desalination facilities provide much of the water; air and water pollution; desertification
International Agreements
Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: Marine Dumping -
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Native Languages Arabic (official), English widely spoken
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Climate Dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
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Regional InformationMiddle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
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Regional Relations
No disputes
