where is kuwait located in the middle east
Kuwait (/ kʊˈweɪt / (listen); Arabic: الكويت ‎ ‎ al-Kuwait, Gulf Arabic pronunciation: (ɪl ‿ ɪkweːt) or (lɪkweːt)), officially the State of Kuwait (Arabic: دولة الكويت ‎ ‎ Dawlat al-Kuwait), is a country in Western Asia. Situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, it shares borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia. As of 2016, Kuwait has a population of 4.2 million people; 1.3 million are Kuwaitis and 2.9 million are expatriates. Expatriates account for 70% of the population.