Where is Kuwait?
Kuwait is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
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Crazy but True
At the end of the Gulf War in 1991, around 600 Kuwaiti oil wells were set on fire at once. The smoke turned day into night across the country, temperatures dropped, and firefighting crews from around the world took roughly eight months to put them all out.
Kuwait facts
- Capital
- Kuwait City
- Population
- 4,865,298 (2025)
- Area
- 17,818 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Western Asia
- Currency
- Kuwaiti dinar (KWD)
- Languages
- Arabic
- Coordinates
- 29.5°, 45.75°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- KW · KWT
How Kuwait compares
- Kuwait is the 154th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Fiji and larger than Eswatini.
- It is the 125th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 2 countries.
- Within Asia, it is the 40th largest of 45 countries by area.