Ura Country - Ura Country

Japanese: 烏剌国 - うらこく
Ura Country - Ura Country

…Official name = State of KuwaitDawla al-Kuwayt∥ State of KuwaitArea = 17,818 km2Population (1996) = 2.07 millionCapital = Kuwait (Time difference with Japan = -6 hours)Main language = ArabicCurrency = Kuwaiti DinarA country located on the northwest coast of the Persian Gulf. In Arabic, it is correctly called al-Kuwayt. It is also written as Kuwait. The origin of the word is said to be a contraction of Kūt, which means fort in Arabic. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Utsukushi Kingdom" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…正式名称=クウェート国Dawla al‐Kuwayt∥ State of Kuwait面積=1万7818km2人口(1996)=207万人首都=クウェートKuwait(日本との時差=-6時間)主要言語=アラビア語通貨=クウェート・ディナールKuwait Dinarペルシア湾の北西岸に位置する国。アラビア語で正しくはクワイトal‐Kuwayt。と呼ぶ。クウェイトとも表記する。語源はアラビア語で砦を意味するクートKūtの縮小形といわれる。…

※「烏剌国」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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