Kuwait was attacked and overrun by Iraq on August 2, 1990. Following several weeks of aerial bombardment, a US-led UN coalition began a ground assault on February 23, 1991 that completely liberated Kuwait in four days. Kuwait has spent more than $5 billion dollars to repair oil infrastructure damaged during 1990-91.
Demographic Data
Capital: Koweit
Government type: Monarchy
Government stability: 81.5%
Government efficiency: 85.3%
Population's support to government: 82.3%
Area: 17,820 square kilometers
Habitable land: 8.0%
Farmable land: 0.0%
Total population: 1,817 thousands
Population's growth: 7.5%
Country's development level: 8,360
Economic Data
GNP: 30,700,000,000
Industralisation: 97.0%
International funding: 24 000,000
Political Data
Secret services efficiency: 3,119
Military Data
Technological generation: 1
Number of rebels: 90
Rebels development: 7,524
Rebels technological access: 5,851