Is an independent Arab state and a member of the League of Arab States, located in the north-eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, and on the coast of the Arabian Gulf. Bounded on the north of Iraq, and on the west and the south of Saudi Arabia and Iraq and the neutral zone, which has an area of 4600 square kilometers.
They jointly owned with Saudi Arabia and the two countries are exploiting the region's oil resources. As of the Middle is located along the northern coast of the Arabian Gulf, and disperses before a group of islands, large and small, the most important Bubiyan Island in the far north of the Gulf, one of the largest islands and the island of Failaka, and Islands Hscan, and Auhh, and crutch, mother ants.
The area of Kuwait 17,818 square miles and the capital is Kuwait on behalf of the country and most important cities Ahmadi and Hawalli and Salmiya and popular. The official language is English and the currency is the Kuwaiti dinar.
Kuwait is a land sandy steppe interspersed with some lush oases, few hills or mountains rise, and the best known Mount Alliah, and Jabal al-Zour. And not in the country permanently flowing rivers, but there are rivers formed after heavy rains are maintained in drugs, and soon dry up and dry out and the most famous of these valleys and Wadi Al Batin, and slit Valley, and they are in the northern and western region.
Kuwait climate hot desert climate and on the very coast humidity and heat rate to 45 ° C in summer and 20 degrees Celsius in winter.
Not for cultivation of any significant portion of economic activity not only agricultural products include fruit and vegetables, including: tomatoes, onions, melons, dates.
The livestock main agricultural activity which is a traditional activity in the country. This activity affects sheep and birds and beauty.
The most important thing depends upon Kuwait in its economy is oil is the lifeblood of its first national wealth and Kuwait is one of the first countries producing and exporting oil. State of Kuwait is stuck, in addition to the neutral zone, a quarter of the world's oil reserves or 13.2 billion tons, did not spend a fire of the 750 wells during the Iraqi invasion sinner but only 5% of this reserve.
Spins industrial activity in Kuwait on oil refining and a maximum refining capacity of 30 million tons, which is a small amount in relation to the quantity of production. The industry in Kuwait is a craft industry and also specializes in making food and building fishing vessels.
And encountered oil production in 1991 a technical problem was extinguished the burning wells. In 1992, the problem has become the problem of normal production.
Has ruled Kuwait since long ancient Arab al-Sabah family a long time ago and expeditious gained independence from Britain in 1961. In 1990 came the Iraqi invasion and occupation, and soon liberated and regained full sovereignty in 1991 and former princes months Prince Ahmed Jaber al-Sabah, who ruled Kuwait since the year 1921 until the year 1950. In his convention held oil and the development of the country's economy.
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