Kuwait Travel guide
Total Area:17,820 sq km Land Borders: Iraq, Saudi Arabia
Population:2,418,393
Life Expectancy: 77 years HIV % Total Poulation:0.12%
Ethnic Groups: Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%
Languages:Arabic (official), English widely spoken
Prime Minister:NASIR al-Muhammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah GDP - Per Capita: $19,200
Britain oversaw foreign relations and defense for the ruling Kuwaiti AL-SABAH dynasty from 1899 until independence 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 liberated Kuwait in four days. Kuwait spent more than $5 billion to repair oil infrastructure damaged during 1990-91.