Nation of Kuwait

The capital:             City of Kuwait

The inhabitants enumerated:             2,111,561 breath of air (estimate of July 2002)

The language:             [aale'rbyt]

The sweat:             The Kuwaiti the citizens (45%). The remainder immigrating from Iran, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, secret

                                      [laankaa] and the Philippines

The climate:             Pull hot in the summer until 45 degree centennial

Regime of the governing:             The monarchist

The economy                        

- the currency:             Dinar

- [aalmwaaryd]:             Blistered

The religion:             The Islam is Sunni (majority) and sect (34%)

History

The area was already inhabited about 2500 BC. It became part of the Persian Empire in the 3rd century AD, and was absorbed by the caliphate of Omajjaden in 680 and later by the caliphate of Abbasiden. The autonomous sheikdom of Kuwait dates from 1756. Descendants of the first sheik, from the Al-Sabah family, have ruled since then. Kuwait became a British protectorate in 1899. Oil was discovered in 1938, but production was delayed until 1946, after the Second World War. Kuwait became independent in 1961. 

Kuwait was attacked and overrun by Iraq on 2 August 1990. Following several weeks of aerial bombardment, a US-led UN coalition began a ground assault on 23 February 1991 that completely liberated Kuwait in four days. Kuwait has spent more than $5 billion dollars to repair oil infrastructure damaged during 1990-91.