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State of Kuwait

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State of Kuwait
دَوْلَةُ الْكُوَيْت
Flag of State of Kuwait
Flag
Coat of arms of State of Kuwait
Coat of arms
Location of State of Kuwait
CapitalKuwait City
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
GovernmentUnitary constitutional elective monarchy
• Emir
Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
• Crown Prince
Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
• Prime Minister
Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Area
• Total
17,818 km²
Population
• 2022 estimate
4,294,621


Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait is a Western Asian country on the Persian gulf bordered by Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

History[edit | edit source]

Early history[edit | edit source]

In antiquity the territory of Kuwait was a part of several ancient empires such as Babylon, Assyria, Persia and Seleucid. In the middle ages it came under the influence of the Ottoman Empire before becoming a de facto independent Sheikhdom.[1]

Colonial rule[edit | edit source]

The British East India Company began to penetrate the region in the 18th century although it would remain an Ottoman vassal for another century. The British drive into the region contributed to a coup d'état in May 1896 in which Sheikh Muhammad Al-Sabah was assassinated, allowing his brother, Mubarak Al-Sabah, to become the new Sheikh. On January 23, 1899 the British imposed a secret treaty on Mubarak that gave the British exclusive rights in Kuwait, making Kuwait a de facto British protectorate.[1]

Independence[edit | edit source]

On June 19, 1961, Kuwait became an independent country after agreeing to abrogate its previous unequal treaty with the British. In late June the British redeployed troops to Kuwait under the pretext of defending Kuwait from Iraqi territorial claims but removed them again in 1962 under international pressure.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 G. L. Bondarevskii (1979). The Great Soviet Encyclopedia: 'Kuwait; Historical survey'.

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