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Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia. With a coastline of approximately 500 km (311 mi), it is situated at the head of the Persian Gulf in the northeastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. Kuwait is geographically the second closest Gulf country to mainland Iran (separated only by a small Iraqi coastline) after Iraq. The country is a small city-state; most of the population reside in the urban agglomeration of Kuwait City, the capital and largest city. As of 2024, Kuwait has a population of 4.82 million, of which 1.53 million are Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3.29 million are foreign nationals from over 100 countries. In 2024, Kuwait had the world's seventh largest number of foreign nationals as a percentage of the population, where its citizens make up fewer than 30% of the…

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Kuwait

FCDO travel advice for Kuwait. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Kuwait

Capital
Kuwait City
Language
Arabic
Currency
Kuwaiti dinar
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Calling code
+965
Internet domain
.kw
Driving side
right
Plug type
Europlug
Voltage
240

Source: Wikidata.

CapitalKuwait City
Population4,137,309
CurrencyKWD
Languagesar-KW,en
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