KW
Kuwait
State of Kuwait
Kuwait sits in Western Asia and uses KWD - Kuwaiti dinar (د.ك). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Kuwait City
Population
5M
Area
17.8K km2
Population
5M
4,985,716 people
Area
17.8K km2
17,818 square kilometers
Density
280/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Kuwait City
29.37, 47.97
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Kuwait, officially listed here as State of Kuwait, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Kuwait, KW, KWT, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Kuwait is grouped under Asia, more specifically Western Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 4,985,716 people and a land area of 17,818 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 280 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 29.5, 45.75, while the capital coordinate reference is 29.37, 47.97. Kuwait shares listed land borders with IRQ, SAU, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Kuwait City (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Kuwait City, Al Jahrā’, Abū Ḩulayfah, Al Aḩmadī and Ar Riqqah. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Kuwait, capital of Kuwait, and major urban areas in Kuwait. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-constitutional monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Arab League, OPEC and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Kuwait uses calling code +965, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC+03:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on sunday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists KWD - Kuwaiti dinar (د.ك), while language records include Arabic. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as KWT. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Kuwait profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
KW / KWT
Top-level domains
.kw
Continents
Asia
Border countries
IRQ, SAU
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
KWT
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Kuwait is represented by the KW country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Kuwait City
Al ‘Āşimah
2,989,000
primary
#2
Al Jahrā’
Al Jahrā’
393,432
City
#3
Abū Ḩulayfah
Al Aḩmadī
164,212
City
#4
Al Aḩmadī
Al Aḩmadī
68,763
City
#5
Ar Riqqah
Al Aḩmadī
56,554
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-constitutional monarchy
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
sunday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+965
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Languages
Arabic
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry