Kuwait facts 1. Until 1962, Kuwait celebrated its National Day on June 19, the anniversary of its independence, but in 1963 it changed it to February 25 to avoid the hot weather of June. 2. February 25 was the anniversary of Sheikh Abdullah becoming Emir of Kuwait in 1950. February 26, 2011 was the day Iraq’s occupying forces were driven out of Kuwait. 3. Kuwait has the world’s fifth largest oil reserves. 4. The national bird of Kuwait is the falcon. 5. There are 1.43 males to every female in Kuwait. 6. in 2006, Kuwait became the first country to introduce the sport of camel racing, with remote controlled robot jockeys. 7. When Saddam Hussein occupied Kuwait in 1990 and named it the 19th Province of Iraq some dissidents called it “Wimbledon” which is SW1...