This year’s meeting will be held in Kuwait City a bustling metropolis of high-rise office buildings, luxury hotels, wide boulevards and well-tended parks and gardens is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. It is the political, cultural and economical centre of the emirate. The city lies on the southern shore of Kuwait Bay of the Persian Gulf. Its name is derived from the Arabic kūt (“fort”).
Its seaport is used by oil tankers, cargo ships and many pleasure craft. Its most dominant landmarks are the Kuwait Towers, the Liberation Tower, and the Grand Mosque.
Kuwait is one of the smallest countries in the world in terms of land area but is a developing country with a high-income economy, backed by the world's sixth largest oil reserves. Its small, relatively open economy is dependent on the oil sector, accounting for approximately 40 per cent of its GDP Other major industries include real estate, shipping, construction, cement, water desalination, construction materials and financial services.