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Kuwait

Colin Dougherty 3-18-09 6 th hour W esterlund. Kuwait. The geography is relatively close to Saudi Arabia and relatively west of the Persian gulf The exact location is 29 29N and 45 45E The land size is just about the size of New J ersey. Geography. The coast is 499 ft long

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Kuwait

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  1. Colin Dougherty 3-18-09 6th hour Westerlund Kuwait

  2. The geography is relatively close to Saudi Arabia and relatively west of the Persian gulf The exact location is 29 29N and 45 45E The land size is just about the size of New Jersey Geography

  3. The coast is 499 ft long Kuwaitis mine coal as one of their mine industries (except oil). One of their key problems is that they use a great amount of water which can lead to many droughts. Geography II

  4. August 2nd 1961 was when Kuwait gained independence from England. The Al Sabah family has been in rule since 1991 History

  5. They are a constitutional monarchy which means there is a king the must follow a certain set of rules called a constitution. They are ruled by King Al Sabah. Politics

  6. They are mainly Islamic. Their main language is Arabic but they speak Portuguese and also English. Some customs are that they were thawbs or long skirts that men where. They also celebrate in the holy month of Ramadan in which they fast from sun up to sun down. Culture

  7. Kuwait is a developed country they are one of the few developed country in all of the middle east. Economy

  8. Population growth rate-3.159% Life expectancy male-76.38 years old Life expectancy female- 76.73 years old Literacy rate male-94.4% Literacy rate female-91% Facts Figures

  9. The army can enroll from age 16-49(male and female) Kuwaitis are often times immigrants from Saudi Arabia Other countries owe them 38.82 billion dollars There are 570,000 phones in Kuwait There are 17 radio stations in use A.M.-6 F.M.- 11 Interesting info

  10. "Kuwait." Kuwait 1rst 24 feb 2009 17 Mar 2009 <http://cia.library/the-world-factbook>. Citation

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