Thursday, December 1, 2011

Kuwait

Kuwait is the smaller verson of Saudi Arabia, however some aspects that are present in both countries seemed to be amplified in Kuwait. Aspects such as the standard of living seem to be much higher in kuwait than they are in Saudi Arabia. This is probably because of the smaller population, higher "gdp" per capita, and a more stable economy. The economy was built on the legs of the oil industry like Saudi Arabia, however both countries are trying to direct their economy away from the oil wells and focus more on other sectors; tourism, industry, and possbily manufacturing.

I really want to visit kuwait. This is mainly because it seems like the cleanest of the Middle Eastern (and the gulf) countries. Kuwait is ranked among the highest in the human development index. Also, the Kuwaiti Dinar is the most powerful currency in the world; one kuwaiti dinar is equivalent to about 2.68 euros. There's also an enormous amount of expiatriate employees in the country, mostly from the south Asian nations and also quite a bit from neighboring Arab countries. My great uncle has been living there for about 35 years now and I'm wondering if he'll ever return back to Egypt.

Apart from the powerful economy, Kuwait is also a Muslim dominated country; with roughly 85 percent of the population Muslims. There ware also many many mosques in Kuwait, those of which are very nice and modern. Of course. I mean, why wouldn't they be spending their money on the Muslim aspects of the country.

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