🚩 Flag of Kuwait • live waving render
Asia — Western Asia
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇰🇼 Kuwait
State of Kuwait
aka الكويت — endonym
4.9M
Population
World #128
17,818 km²
Land Area
World #159
$153.1 billion
GDP (USD)
World #59
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Did You Know?
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Kuwait is the world's #128 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #159 globally by land area — covering about 0.01% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 2 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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Its economy ranks #59 worldwide with a GDP of $153.1 billion USD.
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Population density is 274 people per km² — world rank #51.
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The calendar week officially starts on Saturday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Kuwait City
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Phone Code
+965
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Internet TLD
.kw
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Nationality
Kuwaiti
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Week Starts
Saturday
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ISO Codes
KW / KWT / 414
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Coordinates
29.50°, 45.75°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$153.1 billion USD
World rank #59 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$31,365
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
274 /km²
World density rank #51
د.ك
Kuwaiti dinar
KWD • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
4,881,254
World rank #128 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Arabic
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Demonym
Kuwaiti
What its people are called
🗣️ Arabic
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
17,818 km²
0.01% of Earth's landmass • World #159
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Land Borders
2 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+03:00
Asia/Kuwait
AST — Arabia Standard Time
“Kuwait” Around the World
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الكويت
دولة الكويت
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Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
KW
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ISO Alpha-3
KWT
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
414
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
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e.g. regex: ^(\d{5})$
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WikiData ID
Q817
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Also Spelled As
KW • State of Kuwait • Dawlat al-Kuwait