1. Kuwait a friendly and helpful place for Albania!
High school: Petro Nini Luarasi

2. High school: Petro Nini Luarasi

3. Introduction Kuwait is an Arab country in Western Asia
Capital - Kuwait City
Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah 
Currency - Kuwaiti dinar (highest-valued currency unit in the world)
Major Banks - National Bank of Kuwait
- Kuwait Finance House
- Gulf Bank
- Burgan Bank
National Airline- Kuwait Airways
Exchange Value - USA : 3.44
- India:

4. KUWAIT GDP by sector - Agriculture (0.3%), - Industry (50.6),
- Services (49.1%)
Inflation (CPI) %
Unemployment -3.4%
University One Public and 14 Private
Main Industries- Petroleum, petrochemicals, cement, ship building and repair, food processing, construction materials.
Kuwait has registered 272 patents
Prominent English dailies- Kuwait Times, Arab Times, and Al-Watan Daily

5. Quick Facts Population - 4 million
Ethnic groups - Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, others 7%
Religions - Muslim 85% (Sunni 45%, Shia 40%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and others 15%
Language Arabic (official)
Bordering Nations - Iraq, Saudi Arabia

6. Export and Import Main export partners- South Korea 16.0% India 15.7%
Japan 13.4%
United States 11.7%,
China 9.2%,
Main import partners
United States 11.8%
China 9.2%
Saudi Arabia 8.3%
Japan 8.2%
South Korea 7.0%

8. Etiquette
Social
Greet elders in the house first to show respect for them
It is offensive to hit your right fist into your left palm
“ OK ” sign represents the “evil eye”
It is disrespectful to point your finger at someone
Business
Kuwaiti colleagues prefer to meet in the early evening
Repeating your main points shows that you are telling the truth

9. Kuwait Tower (Landmark)

10. History

11. History
Kuwait was inhabited by a few fishermen and primarily functioned as a fishing village.
Kuwait was the centre of boat building in the Gulf region.
Kuwait was the Marseilles of the Persian Gulf. As its population was good natured, mixed, and vicious.
It was the outlet from the north to the Gulf, merchants from Bombay and Tehran, Indians, Syrians from Aleppo and Damascus, Armenians, Turks and Jews, traders from all the East, and some Europeans came to Kuwait.

12. History
By 1952, the country became the largest oil exporter in the Persian Gulf region.
In June 1961, Kuwait became independent with the end of the British protectorate.
Kuwait was the first Gulf country to establish a constitution and parliament (1963).
In August 1990, Iraqi forces invaded and annexed Kuwait.

13. Climate Kuwait is typically hot and humid
The temperature in Kuwait during summer is above 25 (77 F). The highest recorded temperature was 54.4 (129.9 F) which is the highest of any Middle Eastern country.

14. Culture
Kuwaiti culture has been influenced by the cultures of Arabia, Persia, India and Britain.

15. Politics
Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy and has the oldest directly elected parliament among the Arab states of the Persian Gulf.
Legislative power is vested in the National Assembly parliament and Emir in accordance with the Constitution of Kuwait.
 A cabinet of ministers aid the Prime Minister.
Kuwait ranks among the Middle East's freest countries in civil liberties and political rights.

16. Politics Kuwaiti women have the right to vote.
Kuwait has the highest rate of local female labour participation in the Gulf region.
Kuwaiti women married to non-Kuwaiti men cannot transmit their citizenship to their children.
In 2011, Kuwait was ranked highest of all Arab countries in gender equality in the Human Development Report's Gender Inequality Index.

17. Healthcare Public Hospitals
Expatriates wanting to access public healthcare in Kuwait need to have a medical card, which they will be given on presentation of their Civil ID card when registering at their nearest hospital or clinic.
Private Hospitals
Expats are not subject to restrictions at these facilities. Although private healthcare fees are regulated by the government.

18. Education
Kuwait has one public university and 14 private universities.
There are 3 levels of primary education:
Elementary
Intermediate
Secondary
All children are required to complete the elementary and intermediate levels
Public schools are segregated by sex
Many Kuwaitis choose to enroll their children in private schools

19. Sports and Entertainment

21. Relevance of Kuwait with Albania

22. Albania and Kuwait relationship are very good
Albania and Kuwait relationship are very good. Both couriers are member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Kuwait have a great contribute in the investments in Albania. The entire project for the restoration of Skanderbeg Square in Albanian capital Tirana is funded by a grant from the State of Kuwait.
- Albania has an embassy in Kuwait City.
- Kuwait has an embassy in Tirana.

23. - Diplomatic relations between the two countries began in 1968.
- Kuwait has been present in Albania on three primary sectors, which show more clearly the presence of Kuwait.
* First, it is the Kuwaiti Fund for Economic Development, which has extended its activity in 1991, at the stage of democratic change through 6 development projects in infrastructure and rehabilitation projects of water supply and sewerage.
* Secondly, investments in the private sector, in hotel-tourism, which was also the largest concentration.
* Thirdly, Kuwait has contributed to the humanitarian and charitable fields, this contribution has been to focus its development financing productive projects. This contribution has been more concentrated in three Albanian foundations, as there is no Kuwaiti foundations and is cooperating with local foundations. Under this program, and today asked an exact figure which is Kuwait's contribution to the humanitarian aspect, which is 40 million euro.

24. This is the part, which shows clearly the contribution and presence of Kuwait in Albania.
-Kuwait has contributed to the rehabilitation of the "Skanderbeg Square" with a cost of around 10 million euro.
-In 1991 we contributed to the oil-products with a value of 15 million euros.
-In 2008, Kuwait has provided a grant worth 4 million euros for the families affected by the tragedy of Gerdec.
* Kuwait did not delay the establishment of relations and the opening of the embassy came to reflect the inclusion of diplomatic relations, as well as on strengthening coordination in cooperation between the two countries.

25. * Kuwaiti Ambassador in Albania, Najieeb Al Bader, said in an interview that there are things in common between Albania and Kuwait. The two countries have a small geographic area, the population is approximately the same, common traditions in terms of social relations and hospitality. The two countries have many expressions and words of similar language, such as filxhan, xhade, hesap, ilaç etc.

26. Kuwaiti Embassy in Albania donated food packages for the poor on the occasion of Ramadan.

27. The asylum for the elderly in the city of Elbasan, named "Kuwait shelter for the elderly", because it is a direct contribution of the Government of Kuwait Fund to Help the Sick and the Municipality of Elbasan.

28. Embassy of Kuwait rehabilitates "orphanage", Shkoder.

29. Kuwaiti Embassy in Tirana give bags and school materials for students of "Kuwait" on Gjepalaj.

31. * The Kuwait Center for Autism and Child Development it is Inaugurated.
"Kuwait Center for Autism and Child Development" is a result of a gift of the Government of Kuwait, which has financed its building and thanks to the continued support of the Kuwait Foundation AQWAF.

33. Inauguration of the New Mosque in Golem, Kavaja with the help of contributors from Kuwait.

34. In Tirana were placed a few taps donated by the Embassy of Kuwait for the Municipality of Tirana

35. Erjon Veliaj, the mayor of Tirana, has delivered "Key of Tirana" to the ambassador of the State of Kuwait, Najeeb Al-Bader A.

36. Now in Tirana there is a street named Kuwait.

37. Thank you for your time!