Kuwait History, Geography, Economy and Important Events

In 1613, the city of Kuwait was established into the modern Kuwait city. Administratively, it was a sheikhomandal ruled by local sheikhs. In 1716, the Bani Uttab settled in Kuwait. In the eighteenth century, Kuwait prospered and rapidly became a major commercial center of goods transit between India, Muscat, Baghdad and the Arabian Peninsula. In the 1890s, Kuwait was threatened by the Ottoman Empire. To address his security issues, the ruler Sheikh Mubarak Al Sabah signed an agreement with the British government in India, later known as the Anglo-Kuwaiti Agreement of 1899, and became a British defender. With the end of the World War, and the increasing need for oil around the world, Kuwait experienced a period of prosperity inspired by oil and its liberal environment. The period 1946–1982 is often referred to by Western academics as "the golden period of Kuwait". In popular discourse, the years between 1946 and 1982 are called the "Golden Era".

Located in the north-eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, Kuwait is one of the smallest countries in the world in terms of land area. The flat, sandy Arabic desert covers most of Kuwait. Kuwait is generally low-level, with its highest point being 306 meters above sea level. Kuwait has nine islands, all of which, with the exception of Felka Island, are uninhabited. With an area of ​​860 km2, Bubian is the largest island in Kuwait and is connected to the rest of the country by a 2,380 meter long bridge. 0.6% of Kuwaiti land is considered cultivable with sparse vegetation found along the 499 km long coastline. Kuwait City is located on Kuwait Bay, a natural deepwater port.

Kuwait has a petroleum-based economy, with petroleum being the main export product. The Kuwaiti dinar is the highest valued unit of currency in the world. According to the World Bank, Kuwait is the seventh richest country in the world per capita. Kuwait is the second richest country per capita (after Qatar) GCC. Petroleum accounts for half of GDP and 90% of government income. Non-petroleum industries include financial services. In the last five years, there has been a significant increase in entrepreneurship and small business start-ups in Kuwait. The informal sector is also growing, mainly because of the popularity of Instagram businesses. Despite its relatively small area, Kuwait has proven reserves of 104 billion barrels of crude oil, which is estimated to account for 10% of the world's reserves. According to the constitution, all natural resources in the country are state property. Kuwait currently pumps 2.9 million bpd and its full production capacity is slightly over 3 million bpd.

Kuwaiti Arabic is a form of Arabic used in everyday life. English is widely understood and often used as a commercial language. In addition to English, French is taught as a third language for humanities students in schools, but only for two years.

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Definition of international border: L = Land Border | M = Maritime Border