Formation
June 19, 1961
June 19, 1961
Kuwait City
4.25 million (2021)
A country on the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf. It boarders Iraq and Saudi Arabia. In 1990, it was invaded by Iraq after oil production disputes.
Camel racing is popular in Kuwait. The country has the world's sixth largest oil reserve. It was the first Arab country in the Gulf to have an elected parliament.