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Kuwait

KW / KWT   29.2°, 47.6°

Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia. With a coastline of approximately 500 km (311 mi), it is situated at the head of the Persian Gulf in the northeastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. Kuwait is geographically the second closest Gulf country to mainland Iran after Iraq. The country is a small city-state; most of the population reside in the urban agglomeration of Kuwait City, the capital and largest city. As of 2024, Kuwait has a population of 4.82 million, of which 1.53 million are Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3.29 million are foreign nationals from over 100 countries. In 2024, Kuwait had the world's seventh largest number of foreign nationals as a percentage of the population, where its citizens make up fewer than 30% of the overall population.

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People are called
Kuwaiti
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+965
Capital
Kuwait City
Population
4,464,000
Area
17,818 km2
Climate
Desert or arid
Government
Constitutional monarchy (emirate)
Currency
Kuwaiti dinar
Languages
Arabic, English
Sells
crude petroleum, refined petroleum, natural gas, hydrocarbons
Sells to
China 25%, India 13%, Japan 13%
Land borders
2: Iraq, Saudi Arabia
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+965
Founded
1961
Hemisphere
Northern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Kuwaiti

These are English demonyms for people from Kuwait. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

A sourced civilization and flag trail has not been added for Kuwait yet. No ancient flag is inferred from the modern one.

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Turning points

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Religion: state & society

An official religion is a legal status. The largest religious group is a population measure. Neither describes every person's beliefs.

Official status and a dated affiliation breakdown have not been checked for this country. The atlas's religion tags are not a population ranking.

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Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Arabicofficial
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Largest cities

Al Aḩmadī 637,411
Ḩawallī 164,212
As Sālimīyah 147,649
Şabāḩ as Sālim 139,163
Al Farwānīyah 86,525

Wars and conflicts

Conflicts this country is attached to. Click one to see the others. Each says what kind of claim it is: a principal belligerent is hand-checked against the modern state that succeeded the power that fought, while a recorded participant comes from the bulk import, which does not separate combat from funding, basing, occupation or reconstruction. Neither list is complete, so a country missing from a war may still have taken part — which is why the quiz no longer asks who fought in what.

Form of government

Constitutional monarchy (emirate).

Climate and geography

dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters

Highest point

Landmarks and landscapes

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (2)

Figures from its history

Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Emir through the Iraqi invasion Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, also known as Jaber III, was the Emir of Kuwait from 31 December 1977 until his death in 2006.

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: founded, leaders.