Location:
This is a small country situated in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula from the Middle East and has only two neighbors, Iraq in north and Saudi Arabia in south and a beautiful coast to the Persian Gulf in the eastern part.
Area/Surface:
17.818 km²
Population:
3.000.000 people
Capital:
Al Kuwait 2.380.000 people
Currency:
Kuwaiti dinar
Languages spoken:
Arabian
Religion:
Islamism
Government form:
Monarchy, Partial Democracy
Time zone:
+3 hours Greenwich time
Cars:
KW
Calling code:
+965
Kuwait
Relief, activities, resources and Kuwait climate:
Kuwait had a lot to suffer after the invasion of Iraq forces from 1990 and is still under a development and reconstruction period. The relief is composed from low sandy and some fertile areas and the water absence forces the people to use the desalination in factories. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) Besides agriculture, the oil extraction and fishing represent the main activities in this small country. It is said that the country has the 10th part of the world’s reserves of oil and very important resources of natural gas which bring together the most part of the earnings. The climate is dry with hot summers and mild winters. There are powerful winds that often provoke sand storms. The country obtained the independency at 19 June 1961. Visit Kuwait!
Panorama over the capital
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