Kuwait
Country in Western Asia
Kuwait is a country in Western Asia, with its capital in Kuwait City. About 4.9 million people live there (2025), making it the 126th most populous of the 195 countries. At 17,818 km², it is the 152nd largest country by area. It borders Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Kuwait at a glance
- Capital
- Kuwait City
- Population (2025)
- 4.9 million
- Area
- 17,818 km²
- Density
- 273 per km²
- Official language
- Arabic
- Currency
- Kuwaiti dinar
- People
- Kuwaiti
- Calling code
- +965
- Internet domain
- .kw
- Coast
- Has a coastline
Where is Kuwait?
How Kuwait compares
Population rank
126th of 195
38th of 47 in Asia
Size rank
152nd of 195
39th of 47 in Asia
Crowding
273 per km²
More crowded than 83% of countries
- Similar in size: Fiji (18,272 km²).
- Similar population: Costa Rica (5.2 million).
- Kuwait is the only place that uses the Kuwaiti dinar.
- Arabic is also an official language in 24 other countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, the Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt and 18 more.
The flag of Kuwait
Flags that look like it
How to tell them apart: Both use red, green, white and black. The UAE has a vertical red band by the flagpole; Kuwait has a black trapezium.
Would you recognise Kuwait?
How players do with Kuwait
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Kuwait so far, from 215 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
62% right
108th hardest of 176 · 215 answers
- Players find Kuwait on the map in 62% of tries. The most common wrong answer is the United Arab Emirates.
Countries that border Kuwait
Kuwait borders 2 countries: Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Iraq
Saudi ArabiaQuick quiz: Kuwait
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Kuwait?
That's the flag of Kuwait, easy to confuse with the United Arab Emirates.
2. What is the capital of Kuwait?
Kuwait City is the capital of Kuwait.
3. Which of these borders Kuwait?
Kuwait borders Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Questions about Kuwait
Is Kuwait a country?
Yes. Kuwait is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of Kuwait?
The capital of Kuwait is Kuwait City.
Which countries border Kuwait?
Kuwait borders 2 countries: Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
How many countries border Kuwait?
2. Kuwait shares a land border with 2 countries.
How big is Kuwait?
Kuwait covers 17,818 km², about the same size as Fiji (18,272 km²).
Is Kuwait hard to find on a map?
On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Kuwait in 62% of 215 tries, 108th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is the United Arab Emirates.
Which flags look like the flag of Kuwait?
The United Arab Emirates. Both use red, green, white and black. The UAE has a vertical red band by the flagpole; Kuwait has a black trapezium.
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