Kuwait
State of Kuwait
Kuwait is a country in Western Asia, Asia. Its capital is Kuwait City, home to roughly 4,137,309 people across 17,818 km² of land.
Key facts
- Capital
- Kuwait City
- Continent
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Population
- 4,137,309
- Land area
- 17,818 km²
- ISO codes
- KW / KWT
- Languages
- Arabic
Did you know?
- Before oil, Kuwaiti dhow sailors traded pearls across the Indian Ocean from Gulf ports.
- Failaka Island holds Bronze Age Dilmun ruins and traces of a Hellenistic Greek settlement.
- The Kuwait Towers are iconic landmarks whose globes resemble blue-green water droplets.
- Liberation Tower commemorates the 1991 Gulf War, when coalition forces expelled Iraqi invaders.
- Kuwait has no permanent rivers — nearly all freshwater comes from desalination plants.
Bordering countries
Iraq
Saudi ArabiaPractice with geography games
Studying Kuwait is easier when you put facts into practice. Try these free games to reinforce flags, capitals, and comparative geography.
- Flag Colors
Guess the country from a pie chart of its flag's exact color percentages — no symbols, just hues. Six tries with continent, capital, and blurred-flag hints.
- Flag Reveal
A national flag starts heavily blurred and sharpens second by second. Name the country before time runs out — four difficulty levels, unlimited guesses, scored by speed.
- Guess the Capital
See a country name and its flag — name the capital city in six tries. Hints reveal the first letter, subregion, language, and more.
- Country from Capital
Work backwards: a capital city is shown and you name the country it belongs to. Six tries with continent, population, and blurred-flag hints.