Kuwait

Kuwait is an Arab country in Western Asia. Situated in the northeastern edge of the Arabian peninsula at the tip of the Persian Gulf, it shares borders with Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. The name "Kuwait" is derived from the Arabic أكوات ākwāt, the plural of كوت kūt, meaning "fortress built near water”.

Did you know that:
1. It is the fourth richest country in the world in terms of per capita income.
2. Granted full political rights to women in 2005.
3. National bird is a falcon.
4. In 1773 Kuwait caught the plague that killed most of the population.