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[[File:BrennendeOelquellenKuwait1991.jpg|thumb|Oil fires in Kuwait in 1991, which were a result of the [[scorched earth]] policy of [[Iraq]]i [[Military of Iraq|military forces]] retreating from Kuwait]]
ఇరాన్ - ఇరాక్ యుద్ధం ముగిసిన తరువాత కువైత్ పతనం ఆరంభం అయింది. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_213.shtml |title=Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait; 1990 |website=Acig.org |accessdate=28 June 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20141006231817/http://www.acig.org:80/artman/publish/article_213.shtml |archivedate=6 October 2014 }}</ref>
== భౌగోళికం ==
[[File:Satellite image of Kuwait in November 2001.jpg|thumb|Satellite image of Kuwait]]
Located in the north-east corner of the Arabian Peninsula, Kuwait is one of the smallest countries in the world in terms of land area.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} It lies between latitudes [[28th parallel north|28°]] and [[31st parallel north|31° N]], and longitudes [[46th meridian east|46°]] and [[49th meridian east|49° E]]. The flat, sandy [[Arabian Desert]] covers most of Kuwait. The country is generally low lying, with the highest point being {{convert|306|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} [[above sea level]].
<ref name=cia /> It has [[List of islands of Kuwait|nine islands]], all of which, with the exception of [[Failaka Island]], are uninhabited. <ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-82709/Bubiyan |title=Bubiyan (island, Kuwait) |accessdate=28 June 2010}}{{dead link|date=March 2016}}</ref> With an area of {{convert|860|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}, the [[Bubiyan Island|Bubiyan]] is the largest island in Kuwait and is connected to the rest of the country by a {{convert|2380|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} long bridge <ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000613 |title=Structurae [en]: Bubiyan Bridge (1983) |website=En.structurae.de |date=19 October 2002 |accessdate=28 June 2010}}</ref>
Only 0.6% of the land area is considered arable
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with sparse vegetation found along its {{convert|499|km|mi|adj=on}} long coastline.
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[[Kuwait City]] is located on Kuwait Bay, a natural deep-water harbor.
Kuwait's [[Burgan field]] having a total capacity of approximately {{convert|70|Goilbbl|m3}} of proven oil reserves. During the 1991 [[Kuwaiti oil fires]], more than 500 oil lakes were created covering a combined surface area of about {{convert|35.7|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |first=Daniel |last=Pendick |title=Kuwaiti Oil Lakes |encyclopedia=Encarta |url=http://encarta.msn.com/sidebar_761594234/Kuwaiti_Oil_Lakes.html |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5kwsRnHE5 |archivedate=31 October 2009 |deadurl=yes}}</ref> The resulting soil contamination due to oil and soot accumulation had made eastern and south-eastern parts of Kuwait uninhabitable. Sand and oil residue had reduced large parts of the Kuwaiti desert to semi-asphalt surfaces.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.american.edu/ted/kuwait.htm |title=The Economic and Environmental Impact of the Gulf War on Kuwait and the Persian Gulf |work=American.edu |accessdate=28 June 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20100729024343/http://www1.american.edu:80/TED/KUWAIT.HTM |archivedate=29 July 2010 }}</ref> The oil spills during the Gulf War also drastically affected Kuwait's marine resources.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Kuwait (country) |encyclopedia=Encarta |url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761563200_2/Kuwait_(country).html |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5kwsRFbGL |archivedate=31 October 2009 |deadurl=yes}}</ref>
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