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  2. Kuwait - Wikipedia

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    Kuwait, [a] officially the State of Kuwait, [b] is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. [14]

  3. Economy of Kuwait - Wikipedia

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    Kuwait was the world's biggest exporter of sulfonated, nitrated and nitrosated hydrocarbons in 2019. [121] Kuwait was ranked 63rd out of 157 countries in the 2019 Economic Complexity Index (ECI). [121] Iraq was Kuwait's leading export market in 2019 and food/agricultural products accounted for 94.2% of total export commodities. [122]

  4. History of Kuwait - Wikipedia

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    In June 1961, Kuwait became independent with the end of the British protectorate and the sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah became an Emir. Under the terms of the newly drafted constitution, Kuwait held its first parliamentary elections in 1963. Kuwait was the first Arab state in the Persian Gulf to establish a constitution and parliament.

  5. Kuwait City - Wikipedia

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    Kuwait City (Arabic: مدينة الكويت, romanized: Madinat al-Kuwayt) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait.Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Arabian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economic center of the emirate, containing Kuwait's Seif Palace, government offices, and the headquarters of most Kuwaiti corporations and banks.

  6. Geography of Kuwait - Wikipedia

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    Kuwait was the first country in the world to use desalination to supply water for large-scale domestic use. The history of desalination in Kuwait dates back to 1951 when the first distillation plant was commissioned. [28] Kuwait's fresh water resources are limited to groundwater, desalinated seawater, and treated wastewater effluents. [28]

  7. Dozens killed in fire at Kuwait building housing foreign workers

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    India’s Ambassador to Kuwait, Adarsh Swaika visited several of the injured in hospital and the site of the fire. Kuwaiti security forces gather at the building that was engulfed by fire in ...

  8. Outline of Kuwait - Wikipedia

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    The location of Kuwait An enlargeable map of the State of Kuwait. Kuwait is a sovereign emirate located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in Southwest Asia and the Middle East. [1] Kuwait is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west. The name of Kuwait is a diminutive of an Arabic word meaning "fortress built near water."

  9. Fun Fact: Lindsay Lohan’s Husband Bader Shammas Is, Like ...

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    Lindsay Lohan’s current status: living her best life. Our girl is a new mom, a Netflix movie queen, and happily married to Bader Shammas—who, btw, is ridiculously, mind-blowingly wealthy. (Not ...