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- <text id=93CT1752>
- <title>
- Kuwait--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Southwest Asia
- Kuwait
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Climate and clothing: Wear lightweight clothing most of the
- year, except in the cool winter months. Dress conservatively in
- public; dress for social function is similar to that worn in the
- West.
- </p>
- <p> Customs: Visas should be obtained from the Embassy of Kuwait
- in Washington, DC or from its consulate in New York City.
- Importation of alcohol and pork products is forbidden. Cholera
- and yellow fever vaccinations are required of travelers coming
- from an infected area.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Many European doctors and a number of Western-trained
- Arab doctors practice in Kuwait.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: Local telephone service is good.
- Direct-dial international links are available to most
- countries, including the US. Satellite ground stations are in
- operation. Kuwait is eight time zones ahead of eastern standard
- time.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Several airlines serve Kuwait from major
- cities in the US, Europe, the Near East, and South and East
- Asia. Most principal roads in Kuwait are at least four lanes.
- All-weather highways run north to Iraq and south to Saudi
- Arabia. Driving is on the right.
- </p>
- <p> National holidays: New Year's Day (Jan. 1) and National Day
- (Feb. 25). Islamic holidays are based on the Islamic calendar
- and correspond to different days each year of the Western
- calendar. They include: Ascension Day, Eid Al-Fitr, Waqfa, Ed
- Al-Adha, Islamic New Year, and the Birth of the Prophet.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- March 1988.
- </p>
-
- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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