Kuwait
Kuwait City · Western Asia
Kuwait is a country in Asia. Its capital city is Kuwait City, the official currency is the Kuwaiti Dinar, and the main language is Arabic.
With a population of roughly 4.3 million people spread over 17,818 km², Kuwait is the 127th most populous country in the world and the 152nd largest by area. That works out at about 241 people per square kilometre.
Kuwait shares land borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia — 2 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Kuwait City, Al Ahmadi and Hawalli. The highest point in the country is Mutla Ridge, at 306 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Eswatini, while its population is closest to that of Panama.
- Capital
- Kuwait City
- Region
- Western Asia
- Population
- 4,300,000
- Area
- 17,818 km²
- Currency
- Kuwaiti Dinar
- Main language
- Arabic
- Highest point
- Mutla Ridge
306 m - Land borders
- 2
Kuwait: things worth knowing
- Kuwait has almost no natural fresh water and relies on desalination for most of its supply.
- Its currency, the dinar, is consistently the highest-valued in the world against the US dollar.
- Around 90% of the population lives in and around Kuwait City on the coast.
Kuwait in context
Asia has 48 sovereign countries in total. Kuwait ranks 38th among them by population.
See the full list of Asia countries, or browse all 195 countries.