About Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is an independent Arab Country located to the North-West of the Arabian Gulf, between latitudes 28o, 45' and 30o, 05' North and between longitudes 46o, 30' and 48o, 30' West. It is bordered in the East by the Arabian Gulf, in the South and South-West by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and in the North and North-West by Iraq. It is due to its location Kuwait is considered as the veritable gateway to the Arab Peninsula which has given it a long-standing commercial importance.

Several uninhabited Kuwaiti Islands are scattered in the Arabian Gulf, the largest of which being "Bubian" island in the North-East corner with "Warba" island to the North of it. "Kobbar", "Qarwa" and "Om Al-Maradem" are located along the southern coast of Kuwait, and inside the Bay of Kuwait are two small islands called "Korien" and "Om Al-Namel". However, in the entrance of the Bay of Kuwait lies the ancient "Failaka" island which was densely populated till 1990, with two other small uninhabited islands called "Maskan" and "Oha" near it. Archeological traces of early civilization, nearly 5000 years ago, were found in "Failaka", and there are indications that this island was a trading centre with India during 2500 B.C.

The weather of the State of Kuwait is typical of that of the desert geographical region with long dry hot summer and with short cold winter. The highest daily range of temperature being 23oC, and humidity between 8 to 85%. Temperature might score as high as 50oC in the shade during summer season, from June till end of September. The State of Kuwait was declared an independent Arab State in 1961, and in July of that same year joined