Countries

Kuwait

Kuwait is a small desert state at the northwest tip of the Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Oil found in 1938 turned a trading and pearling port into one of the richest countries per person, and it rebuilt after Iraq's 1990 invasion and occupation.

The Kuwait Towers and a curving coastal road seen from above, with the Gulf beyond, Kuwait City

Kuwait City, on the Gulf

Photo: Zairon, CC BY 4.0

Adopted in 1961 at independence, in the pan-Arab colors. They are often linked to a poem: green for the land, white for good deeds, red for the sword and black for battle.

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