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Kuwait a Rich Sheikdom With Oil Wealth and Free Welfare
Kuwait, a tiny Persian Gulf sheikdom between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, gained independence from Britain and faces annexation pressure from Iraq. Population about 200,000, area 5,800 square miles, oil reserves estimated at 60 billion barrels. Production in 1959 surpassed 500 million barrels, managed by Kuwait Oil Company under British and American interests. Royalty shares favor Sheikh Abdul lah al-Salim al-Sabah at roughly 3 million dollars daily, funding free schooling, hospitals, and housing. Photographs by Adolf Morath capture the country’s wealth and progress.
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Kuwait
Persian Gulf
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
England
Kuwait Oil Company
U. S
Venezuela
Russia
Sheik
Abdullah al-Salim al-Sabah
Adolf Morath