Kuwait

sovereign state in Western Asia
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Kuwait is a country located in Asia[1]. It has an area of 18k. The nation operates in the UTC+03:00 and Asia/Kuwait time zone[2].

World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
Climate
dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
Terrain
flat to slightly undulating desert plain
Natural resources
petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas
People & Society
Religions
Muslim (official) 74.6%, Christian 18.2%, other and unspecified 7.2% (2013 est.)
Government
Government type
constitutional monarchy (emirate)
Independence
19 June 1961 (from the UK)
National holiday
National Day, 25 February (1950)
Legal system
mixed system consisting of English common law, French civil law, and Islamic sharia law
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$225.947 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$45,400 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
-2.6% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.9% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
2.2% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
China 25%, India 13%, Japan 13%, Taiwan 7%, UK 5% (2023)
Imports - partners
China 18%, UAE 10%, USA 9%, Saudi Arabia 6%, Japan 6% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Kuwait

Summary

Kuwait is a country[1]. Kuwait draws 7,784 Wikipedia views per month (country category, ranking #12 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kuwait was a member of United Nations[3].
  • Kuwait was a member of League of Arab States[4].
  • Kuwait was a member of World Trade Organization[5].
  • Kuwait was a member of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation[6].
  • Kuwait was a member of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development[7].
  • Kuwait was a member of International Development Association[8].
  • Kuwait is in the country of Kuwait[9].
  • Kuwait's head of government is recorded as Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah[10].
  • Kuwait is on the continent of Asia[11].
  • Kuwait's instance of is recorded as country[12].
  • Kuwait's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[13].
  • Kuwait's head of state is recorded as Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah[14].
  • Kuwait's capital is recorded as Kuwait City[15].
  • Kuwait's official language is recorded as Arabic[16].
  • Kuwait's currency is recorded as Kuwaiti dinar[17].
  • Kuwait's shares border with is recorded as Iraq[18].
  • Kuwait's shares border with is recorded as Iraq[19].
  • Kuwait's shares border with is recorded as Saudi–Kuwaiti Neutral Zone[20].
  • Kuwait's shares border with is recorded as Saudi Arabia[21].
  • Kuwait's shares border with is recorded as Iran[22].
  • Kuwait's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .kw[23].
  • Kuwait's anthem is recorded as National Anthem of Kuwait[24].
  • Kuwait's basic form of government is recorded as constitutional monarchy[25].
  • Kuwait's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Al Ahmadi Governorate[26].
  • Kuwait's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Farwaniya Governorate[27].

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Geography

Kuwait is in the country of Kuwait[9]. Kuwait is on the continent of Asia[11]. Part of include Middle East[28], a transcontinental region[29], in Iran[30] and Gulf States[31], a geopolitical group[32], in United Arab Emirates[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include country[12] and sovereign state[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kuwait include Kuwait International Airport[34], an international airport[35]; Order of Kuwait[36], an order[37], founded in 1974[38]; and Kuwait Prize[39], an award[40], founded in 1979[41].

Why It Matters

Kuwait draws 7,784 Wikipedia views per month (country category, ranking #12 of 27).[2] Kuwait has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Kuwait is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for Kuwait include Kuwait International Airport[34], an international airport[35]; Order of Kuwait[36], an order[37], founded in 1974[38]; and Kuwait Prize[39], an award[40], founded in 1979[41].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [26] . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] . wikidata.org.
  20. [28] . wikidata.org.
  21. [31] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . wikidata.org.
  25. [6] . oic-oci.org. Retrieved . oic-oci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [7] . wikidata.org.
  27. [8] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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