๐ฐ๐ผ Kuwait
Time, holidays, currency and practical info for Kuwait.
Current time in Kuwait
Asia/Kuwait ยท GMT+3
Time zones in Kuwait
Other countries in Western Asia
At a glance
- Capital
- โ
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Population
- 4,881,254
- Area
- 17,818 kmยฒ
- Currency
- KWD ุฏ.ู
- Calling code
- +965
- Driving side
- right
- Languages
- ara
- Internet TLD
- .kw
About
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia. With a coastline of approximately 500ย km (311ย 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 closest Gulf country to mainland Iran. 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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