Interesting and Amazing facts about Kuwait 

1.Kuwait is located in Asia and most of the part of Kuwait is a dried dessert. Till the 18th-century nobody has permanent residence here. Kuwait was just used as a resting place by travelers. 

2.Till 1961 Kuwait was under British rule. 

3.Kuwait is an Islamic country.

4.Oil price is lesser than water in Kuwait.  

5.70% of the population in Kuwait are ex-pats. Most of the ex-pats live in Kuwait city, which is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Indian ex-pats population is number one in Kuwait. Most of these Indians are from South India. 

Other ex-pats in Kuwait are Egyptians, Pakistanis, Syrians, Filipinos, Iranians, and Turkish. 

6.Kuwait is the number one obese country in the middle east and 11th in the world. Where the obesity rate is 38%. 

7.Official language of Kuwait is Arabic.

8.Kuwait shares its border with Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

9.Kuwait has the 7th largest oil reserve in the world. Which was discovered in 1934. This is 8% of the total oil reserve in the world. Venezuela comes first in the oil reserve and 2nd Saudi Arabia. Oil lies near the surface in Kuwait. That's why it's easy to remove.  

By exporting oil Kuwait's government gains 80% of the money. 95% of Kuwait export petroleum and its related products. 

10.Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD) is the world's strongest and heights currency. Dinner was introduced in Kuwait in 1960. At that time its value was the same as the Sterling pound. Now 1 Dinar is = 3.3 $

243 INR. 

2.5 Sterling pound. 

11. Kuwait's names come from the Kut word which means Fort in Arabic. 

12.Kuwait has the largest Opera house in the middle east. This opera house is known as Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre. Here you can enjoy, cinemas, theaters, exhibition halls, libraries and many more. 

13.The national flag of Kuwait has 4 colors. Green on top, White in the Middle, Red on the bottom, and Black on the left side. 

14.Al Hamra Tower in Kuwait city comes in 32 number of worlds largest building. It is around 413 meters long and has 80 floors. 

15.A man can not give a gift directly to a woman in Kuwait. The gift should be given by a woman only.

16.Liberation tower in Kuwait is the 12th tallest tower in the world. This tower is about 372Meters tall. 

17.Kuwait really becomes so hot during summer. The normal temperature during summer in Kuwait is 45 - 47 °C. 

18.In 1990 Kuwait was invaded by Iraq. Kuwait frees from Iraq in 1991 after America comes to the side of Kuwait. There is an Indian movie based on Kuwait and Iraq war. The name of the movie is Airlift. 

19.There is a tradition in Kuwait known as Diwaniyah. In this tradition, Kuwaiti man gathers in a tent and enjoys food, music, foods, and many more together. 

20.Kuwait doesn’t have any Railway system. There is very little space here for farming as well that's why Kuwait needs to import most of the things from other countries. 

21.There is no permanent lake and river in Kuwait. They use salt water after the process of distillation. 

22.National bird of Kuwait is Falcon. You can also see the falcon image on Kuwait's currency.

23.Kuwait comes 8th in per capita income. It comes after UAE. In number 1 it's Qatar. 

24.During Ramadan you can not eat, drink, dance, and play loud music in public. It is against the law.

25.Kuwaiti man wears a long white dress call “dishdashas” and a white cloth on his head. Kuwaiti women wear Yashmak.