Kuwait, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Kuwait City, capital city of Kuwait

Kuwait Flag

Kuwait is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent, member of OPEC.

Easy learning about Kuwait
Kuwait is located in	Western Asia Asia Continent
Member of	OPEC since 1960
Kuwait has a population of	4,838,782 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Kuwait are called Kuwaitis
The country’s total area is	17,820 Km² ( 11,073 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	25
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Kuwait HDI ranks in position nº 49 worldwide Very High Human Development HDI of 0.847 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Kuwait’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 101 countries Kuwait passport ranks in position nº 48 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Kuwait GDP per capita is	$29,951 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Kuwait ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Kuwait EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Low Proficiency in English has a score of 456 ranks 89th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	29° 30' N, 45° 45' E Open in Google Maps
Kuwait Capital city	Kuwait City
Neighbouring countries	Saudi Arabia, Iraq.
Kuwait Climate	dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
Most predominant religion	Muslim (official),
Second most predominant religion	Christian
Currency name & code	Dinar (KWD)
Internet ccTLD	.kw
Kuwait calling code	+965

6 governorates (muhafazat)

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