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Kuwait is an emirate with an autocratic political system.[1] The Emir of Kuwait, a hereditary monarch from the Al Sabah ruling family appoints the prime minister (who is always a royal) and other members of government, as well as members of judicial, police and financial institutions.
In contrast to other autocracies in the Gulf region, Kuwaiti politics is more liberal, as citizens have more substantial civic and political rights.[2] Kuwaitis vote in elections, criticize officials, and regularly organize protests.[2] Kuwaiti civil society criticizes the corruption and opulence of the royal government.[2] There is nominally elected parliament that frequently clashes with the royal government and has subsequently frequently been dissolved.[1][2]
Kuwait is a wealthy rentier state.[2]