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Kuwait
State of Kuwait
Kuwait is a country in Western Asia. Its capital city is Kuwait City. About 4.1 million people live there, in an area of 17 818 square kilometres.
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Where is Kuwait?
Kuwait lies in Western Asia, on the continent of Asia.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 3 284 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 499 km long.
It shares a border with 2 countries: Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
How big is Kuwait?
Kuwait covers 17 818 square kilometres.
That is about 6.9 times the size of Luxembourg.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 152nd largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 232.2 people on every square kilometre.
Who lives in Kuwait?
About 4.1 million people live in Kuwait.
That is the 127th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Arabic.
They pay with the Kuwaiti dinar (د.ك).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 76 years.
The land of Kuwait
The land in Kuwait sits on average 108 metres above sea level, which makes it one of the flatter countries on Earth.
Its coast runs for about 499 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 25 days.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Kuwait different?
A dish the country is known for: Machboos.
Websites from here often end in .kw.
Kuwait and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 0.5 live in Kuwait.
It takes up about 0.01 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Asia it is the 39th largest of 46 countries, and the 37th most populated.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Kuwait and its neighbours
Saudi Arabia, its largest neighbour, is about 120.6 times bigger.
Saudi Arabia has more people: 33.7 million against 4.1 million.
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Kuwait?
The capital of Kuwait is Kuwait City. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Kuwait?
About 4.1 million people live in Kuwait, which makes it the 127th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Kuwait?
Kuwait borders Iraq and Saudi Arabia — 2 neighbours in total.
How big is Kuwait?
Kuwait covers 17 818 square kilometres, making it the 152nd largest country in the world. That is about 6.9 times the size of Luxembourg.
Which continent is Kuwait in?
Kuwait is in Asia, in the part called Western Asia.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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