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The State of Kuwait is a sovereign emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west. The name is a diminutive of an Arabic word meaning "fortress built near water. "Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government and Kuwait City serves as its political and economic capital. Kuwait has the world's fifth largest proven oil reserves in the world.