What is the symbol of Kuwait that appears on all coins? |
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Arabic dhow. Before Kuwait started exporting oil, Kuwait was a pearl diving and fishing center. Fishermen used traditional Arabic dhows to sail the Gulf.
| What is the official language of Kuwait? |
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Arabic. Although Arabic is the official language, English is spoken widely.
| What is the name of the ruling family of Kuwait? |
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Al-Sabah. The Emir, Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah came to power on December 31, 1977.
| What is the name of the main American military camp in Kuwait? |
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Camp Doha. Camp Doha was an important site during the 2003 Iraq invasion. It was used to treat soldiers, to repair vehicles, and to send supplies over the border.
| What is the capital of Kuwait? |
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Kuwait City. Doha is the capital of Qatar, Manama is the capital of Bahrain, and Riyadh is the Saudi Arabian capital.
| What body of water forms Kuwait's coastline? |
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Persian Gulf. The Persian Gulf, or Arabian Gulf, forms the coastline for all Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC) countries. The GCC's members are Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Oman.
| Kuwait is roughly the size of which U.S. State? |
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New Jersey. At 17,820 square kilometers, Kuwait is slightly smaller than New Jersey.
| In what year was Kuwait invaded by Iraq, thus sparking the Gulf War? |
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1990. President Saddam Hussein ordered his troops to invade Kuwait on August 2, 1990. A coalition of American and British forces drove away the Iraqi army and liberated Kuwait on February 25, 1991. As the Iraqi soldiers fled, they set fire to more than 600 oil pipelines. It took more than eight months to finally extinguish these fires.
| In what year did Kuwait receive its independence from Britain? |
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1961. Britain managed foreign relations for Kuwait until 1961. Kuwait joined the United Nations later in 1963.
| How many countries does Kuwait border? |
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Two. Kuwait shares its northern and western border with Iraq. Saudi Arabia makes up its southern border, and the Arabian Gulf is on the east. |
