what percent of Kuwait's population are expats?
70%
how many people is that?
2.9 million
what is the total population?
4.2 million
is it a democratic country?
semi-democratic
when was oil discovered there?
1938
what did it experience in the 1980s?
a period of geopolitical instability and an economic crisis
how big are its oil reserves?
very
when did Kuwait undergo modernization?
From 1946 to 1982
when was the constitution promulgated?
1962.
where is kuwait situated?
northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf,
who does it share borders with?
Iraq and Saudi Arabia
when was it invaded by Iraq?
1990
who intervened?
coalition forces
when did the occupation come to an end?
1991
did they have to rebuild their infrastructure?
yes