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  • This is a collection of local flavor and sources of information about Kuwait, with a focus on individual voices. Please add other sources below. See the Bridge Index style guide for advice on how to list new sources on this page. +/-
  • The flag of Kuwait consists of three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red with a black trapezoid based on the hoist side.
  • Kuwait is a country in Western Asia. Kuwait City is the capital and largest city.
  • Add links to other sites here * Kuwait Review
  • 69.149.229.15 18:55, 23 July 2008 (UTC)Kuwait, the on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west. Kuwait means fortress built near water.
  • Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in western Asia.
  • According to the Living Planet Report 2012 Kuwait is one of the ten countries with the highest Ecological Footprints.
  • Kuwait is a country from the episode, Bart to the Future.
  • Britain oversaw foreign relations and defense for the ruling Kuwaiti AL-SABAH dynasty from 1899 until independence in 1961. Kuwait was attacked and overrun by Iraq on 2 August 1990. Following several weeks of aerial bombardment, a US-led, UN coalition began a ground assault on 23 February 1991 that liberated Kuwait in four days. Kuwait spent more than $5 billion to repair oil infrastructure damaged during 1990-91. The AL-SABAH family has ruled since returning to power in 1991 and reestablished an elected legislature that in recent years has become increasingly assertive. The country witnessed the historic election in May 2009 of four women to its National Assembly.
  • Kuwait är en stat vid nordvästra Mellanöstern i västra Asien. (SG1: "The Tok'ra, Part 2")
  • Il Kuwait (pronuncia Q8) è un paese arabo che confina a nord con l'Agip, a est con la Esso e a sud-ovest con la miscela al 3%.
  • Kuwait is a small constitutional monarchy on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west. The name is a diminutive of an Arabic word meaning "fortress built near water." Kuwait was invaded by Iraq in 1990-91.
  • Kuwait is a country somewhere across the world. All you need to know that it is Iraq's Mexico. After the Gulf War, Kuwait became the second greatest stable democracy in the world, right after the United States, and a shining example to Islamic fundamentalists worldwide.
  • Kuwait is a country in the Middle East. It is used in a pun, "Kuwait a minute!".
  • In the TMNT Adventures comic books, the turtles, Splinter and April watch the burning oilfields from the Gulf War when travelling by ship in the storyline The Black Stone.
  • During the 1920's, King Geoffery of Cornwall sent a group of explorers to map the Great Arabia. These men found what is now known as Kuwait (Pronounced "Q-ATE, Or "Quaverzz" unless you're American, then it's KWAIT)
  • The country became a British Protectorate in 1899 and enjoyed British rule until June 19, 1961, when it was granted status as a sovereign independent state. It is now a constitutional emirate, headed by a Prime Minister, Nasir Muhammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah (appointed by the Amir on 3 April 2007). As an emirate the Head of Government is Amir Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah which is a hereditary title.
  • Kuwait was a coastal country in the Middle East, bordering the Indian Ocean to the east. Its neighbors included Iraq to the northwest and Saudi Arabia to the southwest. ("Day 9: 3:00pm-4:00pm") During the Gulf War, the country was occupied by Iraqi forces. (Operation Hell Gate)
  • Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait i/kuːˈweɪt/ (Arabic: دولة الكويت‎ Dawlat al-Kuwayt), is an Arab country in Western Asia. Situated in the northeastern edge of the Arabian peninsula at the tip of the Persian Gulf, it shares borders with Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. The name "Kuwait" is derived from the Arabic أكوات ākwāt, the plural of كوت kūt, meaning "fortress built near water". More information on the Wikipedia page [1]
  • Kuwait is a nation of about 3,000,000 people in the Middle East region of Asia. Its capital is Kuwait. The Kuwait national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Kuwait, and an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
  • Kuwait is a small Islamic Arab country between Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf, it has suffered long and hard, mostly because it is small and contains large oil reserves. The nation is essentially a fundamentalist dictatorship, like Saudi Arabia, only slightly more liberal. The nation was created when a faceless British general carved a chunk out of Iraq after WWII. There are persistent reports of torture and abuse of prisoners. Migrant workers are denied citizenship and are also subject to abuse.
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