Piper Bernard Social Studies Mrs. Westerlund 5-6 Kuwait Piper Bernard Social Studies Mrs. Westerlund 5-6

Geography Absolute Location: 29 30 N, 45 45 E Relative Location: Its on water near the Person Gulf They move in and also out by planes They move around by cars Kuwait has dry deserts, intensely hot summers, and short, cool winters The per capita GDP is 60,800. This is a picture of some oil workers at an oil reserve.

History Kuwait was established in 1756 Iraq came into Kuwait in August 1990 which started the Person Gulf War Iraq occupied Kuwait and as an outcome they launched the Gulf War This is a map of Kuwait and their capitol is Ash –Shuwaykh.

Politics It is a national assembly democracy and a constitutional monarchy Kuwait has two types of government Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah is head of Kuwait currently This is Kuwait’s leader.

Culture Mostly spoken language is Arabic but English is still spoken Holidays: Muhammad’s birth= AD 570 Muhammad’s death= June 8, 632 Men wear long robes and a cloth headdress Women wear long thin robes (burqa) Children wear a western style and everyone wears leather sandals year round

Culture The Muslims pray at least five times a day They pray on a prayers mat When they pray it strengthens their commitment to god Religions Sunni 70%, Shia 30%, other includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi 15% 85% of people are Muslim This is what a man in Kuwait would usually wear.

Facts and Figures Population Growth= 3.59% Population= 152,596,799 Life Expectancy= Male: 76.38 Female: 78.75 Literacy Rate= Male: 94.4% Female: 91% This is a picture of Kuwait in the daytime.

Interesting Information People who are in the military have at least one month in annual training. In Kuwait there are usually 900,000 internet users, but in America there are 413,183,671 internet users. Way more than Kuwait. Usually a male will invite his male guests to go to a separate part of the room called a diwaniyah where they relax, converse, eat, and drink tea or coffee. This is a man in Kuwait.

Interesting Information The flag of Kuwait was established in 1961. It has: A black trapezoid and three bands of green, white, and red Those colors are called the pan-Arab colors and are used in many other Arab flags Kuwait people sit at low tables on floor cloths They have individual plates and lunch is the main meal of the day This is Kuwait’s current flag to their country.

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