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Kuwait
Posted By : at 2007-04-28 09:50:35
141st 2,041,961 115/km² Independence June 19, 1961 Currency Dinar Time zone UTC +3 National anthem Al-Nasheed Al-Watani Internet TLD .KW Calling Code 965 Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Politics 3 Governorates 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External Links History Main article: History of Kuwait Kuwait has been a part of the Abbasid empire from the 8th century, and was later incorporated in the Ottoman Empire (16th century), where it was eventually granted some degree of autonomy as a principality; the current ruling family are descendants from these princes. In 1899, growing British influence led to Kuwait becoming a British protectorate. This status ended with independence in 1961, by which time the discovery of oil had made the nation a wealthy one, attracting
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