COUNTRY GUIDE · Asia
Kuwait
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Kuwait.
Kuwait at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Kuwait City
- REGION
- Asia
- POPULATION
- 5,000,000
- AREA
- 17,818 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Arabic
- CURRENCY
- Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Iconic Water Towers
Kuwait City's landmark towers combine water storage with observation spaces.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Kuwait
Before oil transformed Kuwait’s economy, sailors and merchants relied heavily on pearling and Indian Ocean trade.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Kuwait in its Asia region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 17,818 km² and a population of approximately 5,000,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.