Kuwait

Asia · Western Asia

Kuwait

State of Kuwait
Asia · Western Asia · Capital: Kuwait City

Quick facts about Kuwait

Official name	State of Kuwait
Capital	Kuwait City
Continent & subregion	Asia · Western Asia
Population	4,853,420 people (world rank 127)
Area	17,818 km²
Density	272 people/km²
Share of world population	0.060% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$165.5 billion
Urbanisation	100% urban population
Life expectancy	83.2 years
Currency	Kuwaiti dinar (د.ك) — KWD
Languages	Arabic
Internet domain	`.kw`
Calling code	+965
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$34,092 · see world ranking
Internet Users	99.7% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.5 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	7.2 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	22.7 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	0.4% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Kuwait did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Iraq Saudi Arabia

The geographic position is roughly 29.5°, 45.8°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.