- Official name
- State of Kuwait دولة الكويت · Arabic
- Capital
- Kuwait City
- Region
- Western Asia
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 4.1 million
- Area
- 17,818 km²
- Currency
- Kuwaiti dinar (KWD)
- Neighbours
- Iraq, Saudi Arabia
- Internet / phone
- .kw · +965
Where it is
Notable facts
- Kuwait was among the wealthiest countries per person in the 20th century thanks to oil, and its dinar is one of the highest-valued currencies.
- Kuwait Towers, with their blue-green tiled spheres, are the country’s architectural emblem.
- Summer temperatures regularly exceed 50 °C; Kuwait has recorded some of the highest reliably measured temperatures on Earth.
- The country has almost no natural fresh water and depends on desalination.
National dish
Machboosمجبوس Basmati rice cooked with meat or prawns, dried lime and baharat.