What would you like to know about Kuwait? Below are some links that will answer most of your questions.

If you don't find the specific information you want, click on "Reference" to the left, select the appropriate specialized collection from the links provided, and search for Kuwait. When using the reference sources, note the date of the most recent update. Some information, such as the names of current government officials, may be out of date.

General Background:

1. Library of Congress Foreign Area Handbook
   Authoritative discussions of Kuwait's history, society, culture, economy, security. Also summaries of the historical setting of the Persian Gulf, the role of Islam, Gulf wars, and much more.
   
   
2. CIA Factbook
   A brisk and easy to use compendium of facts on Kuwait's history, society, politics, economy, communications, transportation, and military. Updated annually.
   
   
3. Environmental Impact of the Gulf War on Kuwait
   Trade and Environment Database.

Government:

1. Kuwait Politics Database
   An extensive collection of information on all aspects of Kuwaiti politics, in both English and Arabic, by Michael Herb of Georgia State Univ.
   
   
2. Kuwait News Agency
   Provides a detailed analysis of the Iraqi invasion in 1990 and its aftermath, including environmental damage. Photos. Links to Kuwait-based web sites. In Arabic.

What's New on the Web:

1. Web sites relating to Kuwait, compiled by Yahoo
   Includes access to chat groups, news, and specialized web pages as well as a listing of universities, government organizations, and cultural and social resources.

National Press:

Demography:

Human Rights:

1. Human Rights Watch
   Click on Kuwait.
   
   
2. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
   Search for Kuwait.
   
   
3. State Department Human Rights Reports
   Search for Kuwait.

Oil/Energy & Commerce:

1. US Department of Energy
   Energy profile. Search for Kuwait.
   
   
2. Economic and Trade Practices
   US State Department Reports. Search for Kuwait.

Bookstore:

1. Kuwait : Recovery and Security After the Gulf War (Csis Middle East Dynamic Net Assessment) by Anthony H. Cordesman (1997)
   
   
2. The Making of the Modern Gulf States : Kuwait, Bahrain, Quatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman by Rosemarie Said Zahlan, Roger Owen (1999)
   
   
3. Shifting Lines in the Sand : Kuwait's Elusive Frontier With Iraq by David H. Finnie (1992)
   
   
4. BEDOONS OF KUWAIT by Human Rights Watch Staff (1995)
   
   
5. The Financial Markets of the Arabian Gulf by Jean-Francois Seznec (1987)
   
   
6. History of Eastern Arabia, 1750-1800 : The Rise and Development of Bahrain, Kuwait and Wahhabi Saudi Arabia by Ahmad M. Abu-Hakima (1988)
   
   
7. Stories of Democracy: Politics and Society in Contemporary Kuwait (New York: Columbia University Press, 2000) by Mary Ann Tetreault
   
   
8. Conscious Acts and the Politics of Social Change by Robin L. Teske and Mary Ann Tetreault, eds. (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2000)--includes a chapter on women's movements in Kuwait by Haya al-Mughni