Kuwait is situated northeast of Saudi Arabia at the northern end of the Persian Gulf, south of Iraq.  The desert land is mainly sandy and barren. Climate summers are long, hot, and mostly dry, with daily temperatures between 43º and 47ºC and almost entirely flat desert. The fall and spring are pleasant and mild; winters are short and relatively cool. Sandstorms in June and July; some rain, mainly in winter and spring. Kuwait is  governed by the Al-Sabah family. Political Parties are not permitted. Kuwait got independence in June 19, 1961. It has been the world's second-largest oil exporter. Major  products are Crude and refined oil, petrochemicals, building materials, salt.

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