Kuwait - Kuwait This article is about the country of Kuwait. For the capital city with the same name, see Kuwait City The State of Kuwait is a small oil-rich monarchy on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia in the south and Iraq in the north. Dawlat al Kuwayt (In Detail) National motto: None Official language Arabic Capital Kuwait Emir Jabir Al Sabah Prime minister Saad Al Sabah Area - Total - % water Ranked 152nd 17,820 km² Negligible Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 141st 2,041,961 115/km² Independence June 19, 1961 Currency Dinar Time zone UTC +3 National anthem Al-Nasheed Al-Watani Internet TLD .KW Calling Code 965 Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Politics 3 Governorates 4 Geography 5 Economy 6.
Kuwait City - Kuwait City Kuwait City (also Al-Kuwait), population 150,100 (1991), is the capital of the emirate of Kuwait. The capital's port, Mina al-Ahmad, is a trade center with shipyards and oil refineries..
Kuwaiti dinar - Kuwaiti dinar The Kuwaiti Dinar is Kuwait's official currency. One Kuwaiti Dinar is equal to 1000 Kuwaiti Fils. The Dinar is available in cash as: Quarter of a Dinar note (250 Fils) Half a Dinar note (500 Fils) 1 Dinar note (1000 Fils) 5 Dinar note 10 Dinar note 20 Dinar note There are also the following coins: 1 Fils coin (very rare) 5 Fils coin 10 Fils coin 20 Fils coin 50 Fils coin 100 Fils coin The 1 Fils coin is very rare that it is used sometimes for bragging..
Kuwait Airways - Kuwait Airways Kuwait Airways is Kuwait's national and international airline. Its IATA call code is KU. Kuwait Airways Logo Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Fleet 3 Destinations History Kuwait Airways was founded in 1953 as Kuwait National Airways. The current name was established in 1958, and that year saw a modernization of the fleet. In the 1970's, the airline further expanded it's route to include regular flights within the Middle East. The airline was heavily affected the Gulf War with many planes having to leave due to the invasion. The aftermath of the war saw a change in composition of fleet. It also led the airline to have losses every year until 2000 when a profit was finally made. Fleet 5 Airbus A300 3.
History of Kuwait - History of Kuwait Modern History The Anazia Kuwait's modern history begins with the 1710 founding of Quarain (Little Fort) by various clans of the Anaiza, who had wandered north from Nejd and Qatar, fleeing a drought. They settled in the Iraqi territory of the Ottoman Empire, along the northern shores of the Persian Gulf, where they engaged in pearling and sea-trading. The al-Jalahimas, al-Khalifas, and al-Sabahs Kuwait was ruled primarily by three families, the al-Jalahimas, al-Khalifas, and al-Sabahs. The al-Jalahimas were mostly involved with the sea-trade, the al-Khalifas focused on local commerce, and the al-Sabahs controlled the government and the military. ~1752, Shaikh Sabah bin Jaber formed the al-Sabah dynasty, and, in 1776, was succeded by Shaikh Abdullah bin Sabah. The al-Sabahs were considered by the Ottoman.
Geography of Kuwait - Geography of Kuwait Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia Geographic coordinates: 29 30 N, 45 45 E Map references: Middle East Area: total: 17,820 sq km land: 17,820 sq km water: 0 sq km Area - comparative: slightly smaller than New Jersey Land boundaries: total: 462 km border countries: Iraq 240 km, Saudi Arabia 222 km Coastline: 499 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters Terrain: flat to slightly undulating desert plain Elevation extremes: lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m highest point: unnamed location 306 m Natural resources: petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas Land use: arable land: 0.34% permanent crops: 0.06% other: 99.6% (1998 est.) Irrigated land: 60 sq km (1998 est.).
United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission - United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission UNIKOM, the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission, was established on April 9, 1991 following the Gulf War by Security Council resolution 689 (1991) and fully deployed by early May. The task of the 300 military observers was to monitor the demilitarized zone (DMZ) along the Iraq-Kuwait border and the Khawr 'Abd Allah waterway, deter border violations and report any hostile action. In February 1993, the mandate was extended to include physical action to prevent violations and the force was expanded to an intended three mechanized infantry battalions plus support. The force's headquarters is in Umm Qasr, Iraq, within the DMZ. Current (March 2002) strength is 1,103 uniformed personnel. There have been 16 fatalities. Contributors are Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, People's Republic of China, Denmark, Fiji,.
Foreign relations of Kuwait - Foreign relations of Kuwait Following independence in June 1961, Kuwait faced its first major foreign policy problem arising from Iraqi claims to Kuwait's territory. The Iraqis threatened invasion, but were dissuaded by the United Kingdom's ready response to the Amir's request for assistance. Kuwait presented its case before the United Nations and preserved its sovereignty. U.K. forces were later withdrawn and replaced by troops from Arab League nations, which were withdrawn in 1963 at Kuwait's request. On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded and occupied Kuwait. Through U.S. efforts, a multinational coalition was assembled, and, under UN auspices, initiated military action against Iraq to liberate Kuwait. Arab states, especially the other five members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates), Egypt,.
Economy of Kuwait - Economy of Kuwait Kuwait is a small, relatively open economy with proved crude oil reserves of about 94 billion barrels - 10% of world reserves. Petroleum accounts for nearly half of GDP, 90% of export revenues, and 75% of government income. Kuwait lacks water and has practically no arable land, thus preventing development of agriculture. With the exception of fish, it depends almost wholly on food imports. About 75% of potable water must be distilled or imported. Higher oil prices reduced the budget deficit from $5.5 billion to $3 billion in 1999, and prices are expected to remain relatively strong throughout 2000. The government is proceeding slowly with reforms. It inaugurated Kuwait's first free-trade zone in 1999 and will continue discussions with foreign oil companies to develop.
Demographics of Kuwait - Demographics of Kuwait The people residing in the State of Kuwait are primarily Arab in origin, but less than half of them are from the Arabian Peninsula. Many Arabs from nearby states took up residence in Kuwait because of the prosperity brought by oil production after the 1940s. However, following the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation in 1991, the Kuwaiti Government undertook a serious effort to reduce the expatriate population. Kuwait still has a sizable Iranian and Indian population. Seventy-five percent of native Kuwaitis are Sunni Muslims, and 25% are Shi'a Muslims. There are very few Kuwaiti Christians. The 79% literacy rate, one of the Arab world's highest, is due to extensive government support for the education system. Public school education, including Kuwait University, is free,.
Communications in Kuwait - Communications in Kuwait Telephones - main lines in use: 412,000 (1997) Telephones - mobile cellular: 210,000 (1997) Telephone system: general assessment: the quality of service is excellent domestic: new telephone exchanges provide a large capacity for new subscribers; trunk traffic is carried by microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, open wire and fiber-optic cable; a cellular telephone system operates throughout Kuwait, and the country is well supplied with pay telephones international: coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; linked to Bahrain, Qatar, UAE via the Fiber-Optic Gulf (FOG) cable; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean, 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 2 Arabsat Radio broadcast stations: AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998) Radios: 1.175 million (1997) Television broadcast stations: 13.
Transportation in Kuwait - Transportation in Kuwait Railways: 0 km Highways: total: 4,450 km paved: 3,590 km unpaved: 860 km (1999 est.) Waterways: none Pipelines: crude oil 877 km; petroleum products 40 km; natural gas 165 km Ports and harbors: Ash Shu'aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Kuwait, Mina' 'Abd Allah, Mina' al Ahmadi, Mina' Su'ud Merchant marine: total: 38 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,274,515 GRT/3,627,835 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 9, container 6, liquified gas 6, livestock carrier 5, petroleum tanker 19 (1999 est.) note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Monaco 1, Saudi Arabia 1 (2002 est.) Airports: 7 (2001) Airports - with paved runways: total: 3 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2002) Airports - with unpaved runways: total:.
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed - in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He was previously reported arrested or killed in Pakistan on September 11, 2002. He was close to former Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali. An acronym somewhat widely used for his name is KSM. History He is usually reported to have been born in Kuwait. His parents are said to have come from the Baluchistan province of Pakistan, just like Mohammed's nephew, Ramzi Yousef. Mohammed's date of birth has been variously reported as March 1, 1964 or April 14, 1965. He attended Chowan College, a small Baptist school in North Carolina, for a few years (beginning in 1983) before transferring to the North Carolina Agriculture and Technology University and completing a degree in engineering in 1986. Subsequently he went to Afghanistan and joined the fight.
January 12 - until Communist aggression there is ended. 1966 - Batman debuts on ABC. 1969 - Super Bowl III: New York Jets upset the Baltimore Colts, 16-7. 1970 - Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. 1971 - All in the Family debuts on CBS. 1971 - "Harrisburg Six": The Reverend Philip Berrigan and five others are indicted by a grand jury on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and of plotting to blow up the heating tunnels of federal buildings in Washington, DC. 1976 - UN Security Council votes 11-1 to admit the Palestinian Liberation Organization. 1986 - Space shuttle Columbia takes-off with the first Hispanic-American astronaut, Dr. Franklin R. Chang-Diaz. 1991 - Persian Gulf War: An act of the United States Congress authorizes the use of military force to drive.
January 2003 - failure to achieve this goal. [1] Elections for the Tweede Kamer, the main chamber of parliament of The Netherlands. The PvdA wins, but CDA remains the largest party in parliament. LPF loses. CDA and VVD do not get a majority. A large arctic air mass over much of central North America brings severe cold and wind chill over much of southern Canada and northern United States for several days. Germany and France celebrate the 40th anniversary of their friendship in Versailles (Elysée Contract). January 21, 2003 An earthquake hits Mexico that is 7.6 on the Richter scale. The center of the earthquake was on located on the Pacific coast, in the State of Colima. Even in Mexico City, the capital 400 kilometres away from the center of the earthquake, the earthquake.
Jaber bin Abdullah - I or Jaber Al-Aish) was the third ruler of Kuwait's royal al-Sabah dynasty, ruling from 1814-1859. Sheikh Jaber I acceded to power upon the death of Abdullah bin Sabah. The Reign of Jaber bin Abdullah The British requested the Bin Abdullah allow them to turn Kuwait into a "protectorate", he refused and asserted that Kuwait was an independent nation. Jaber Al-Aish was said to have generously given rice and bread to the poor. See also: History of Kuwait.
James Franklin Jeffrey - the Foreign Service in 1977. His most recent assignments were as Deputy Chief of Mission to Ankara, 1999-2002, and to Kuwait, 1996-1999. He also has served in Tunis, Sofia, Munich, Adana, and on a first assignment to Ankara in 1985-1987. In the Department, Mr. Jeffrey has served as Senior Greek Desk Officer, as Officer in Charge of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, as Deputy Office Director in the Office of Near Eastern Peace Process and Regional Affairs, and as Deputy Presidential Special Advisor for Bosnia Implementation. He speaks German, French, and Turkish. Mr. Jeffrey received a BA in History from Northeastern University in 1969, and an MS in Business Administration from Boston University in 1977. He also holds a diploma in the French language from the University of.
Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah - the emir of Kuwait. He succeed his cousin, Sabah al-Salim al-Sabah in December 1977, and had been Prime Minister of Kuwait for a decade before. He dissolved the National Assembly of Kuwait in 1981, and restored it after the Invasion of Kuwait in 1991. In 1999 his government enfranchised women. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
Jessica Lynch - help her be saved. I decided I must go to tell the Americans." This story has been disputed by doctors working at the hospital, who claim that Lynch was shielded and protected from Iraqi military personnel by hospital staff and was cared for well throughout her stay at the hospital. Futhermore, there is a report [1] that on March 30 Dr Harith attempted to have Lynch delivered to the US forces, an attempt which had to be abandoned when the Americans fired on the ambulance carrying her. The credibility of some of the hospital staff has been questioned, however. Mohammed walked six miles to a United States Marine checkpoint to inform American forces that he knew where Lynch was being held. After talking with the marines, Mohammed was sent back to.
Jørn Utzon - House by the University of Sydney. Utzon's son accepted the award on his behalf as he himself was too ill to come to Australia. It is expected that he will attend the house's 30th birthday celebrations. He is also now involved in redesigning the house, and in particular, the reception hall, following an agreement made in 2000. Among other of Jørn Utzon's projects are: Planetstaden housing project - Lund, Sweden (1958) - Kingohusene housing project - Elsinore (1960), The Kuwait Assembly Hall (1972), Can Lis - Mallorca (1972), Bagsværd Church - Copenhagen (1976), The Paustian Furniture Store - Copenhagen (1987), Can Feliz - Mallorca (1995)..
