1. By: Michael Campbell, 4 th hour

2. Geography Middle East 29 30 north, 45 45 east Bus and taxis

3. History  Home for Arabic tribes until the 18 th century  Town became a place for important jobs after 50 years  In the 1960s, people found huge oil reserves

4. Economy Kuwait = developed  98% urban  oil = 104 billion barrels  GDP (gross domestic product) = over $140,000 per capita  418 per 1000 have televisions  Infant Mortality 9 per 1000

5. Politics  Leader is Amir  The government in Kuwait is constitutional emirate which means that there is like a king in charge

6. Culture  Main religion is Islam  Celebrates New Years Day and Kuwaiti National Day  People wear robes  Arabic is the main language but English is rarely spoken

7. Facts & Figures  Population = 2,596,799  Growth rate = 3.591%  Life expectancy = 76.31 (males) 78.73 (female)  Literacy rate = 94.4% (male) 91% (female)

8. Interesting Information  Barren desert  Got its independence from UK on June 19,1961  Has only 6AM, 11FM, and one short-range radio stations  Has only 13 television broadcast stations  Kuwait is only as big as New Jersey

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