Kuwait
State of Kuwait ยท Western Asia
Kuwait is a country in Western Asia, with Kuwait City as its capital, home to about 4,865,298 people. Kuwait shares land borders with 2 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Kuwait City |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Asia |
| Currency | Kuwaiti dinar (KWD ุฏ.ู) |
| Calling code | +965 |
| ISO codes | KW / KWT / 414 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | ๐ฐ๐ผ |
| Population | 4,865,298 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 17,818 kmยฒ |
| Languages | Arabic |
| Internet domain | .kw |
| Demonym | Kuwaiti |
Bordering countries
About Kuwait
Kuwait, officially State of Kuwait, is a United Nations member state in Western Asia. Its capital and seat of government is Kuwait City. It shares land borders with 2 countries. The official currency is the Kuwaiti dinar (ุฏ.ู), using the code KWD.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Kuwait for Kuwait Cityโs own facts and history.
To call Kuwait from abroad, dial the country code +965. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes KW (alpha-2) and KWT (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 4,865,298.
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How Kuwait compares
- Area: 17,818 kmยฒ, ranking 152 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 4,865,298, ranking 125 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 273 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 2, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Kuwait
6 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, green, white, black). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.