The Stet of Kuwait is a country in south-west Asia with a total area of 17,820 km2. The climate is dry desert with intensely hot summers and short, cool winters. The terrain is flat to slightly undulating desert plain. Natural resources are petroleum, fish, shrimps and natural gas. The religion is 85% Muslim (30% Shia, 45% Sunni, 10% other), 15% Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and others. The official language is Arabic with English widely spoken. Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, in 1756 the Sabah family founded the sheikhdom of Kuwait that became a British protectorate in 1889 and independent in 1961. Research Kuwait
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