Recognised as Country
Kuwait
- KW
- Asia
- KWD
- .kw
Kuwait (KW/KWT) is a country in Asia with its capital at Kuwait City. It covers about 17,818 km² with a population of roughly 4,300,000, uses the KWD, dials on +965, owns the .kw internet domain and keeps its capital on Asia/Kuwait. It borders 2 countries.
Identity
Official short nameKuwait
CapitalKuwait City
ContinentAsia
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2KW
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3KWT
Internet TLD.kw
Calling code+965
Currency codeKWD
Geography
Latitude29.3117° N
Longitude47.4818° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area17,818 km²6,880 square miles
Land neighbours2
Distance from London4,614 kmto the approximate centre of Kuwait, not to Kuwait City. ESE, bearing 103.6°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAsia/Kuwaitthe IANA zone for Kuwait City; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+03:00
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+03:00
Offset in JulyUTC+03:00
Current offsetUTC+03:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 18:45
Hours ahead of UTC3
Population & scale
Population4,300,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density241.3 per km²≈
Share of world population0.053%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset153 of 196
Population rank in this dataset128 of 196
Neighbouring countries
Saudi Arabia649 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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