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Middle East
State of Kuwait
🗺️ Kuwait City, Kuwait
Capital city
📍 29.3759°, 47.9774°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalKuwait City
TimezoneUTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population3.2M
Governmentconstitutional monarchy (emirate)
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.kw
Internet Users100%
GDP per Capita$45,400
🌍 Geography
LocationMiddle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
Size Comparisonslightly smaller than New Jersey
Climatedry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
Terrainflat to slightly undulating desert plain
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsKuwaiti 30.4%, other Arab 27.4%, Asian 40.3%, African 1%, other 0.9% (includes European, North American, South American, and Australian) (2018 est.)
ReligionsMuslim (official) 74.6%, Christian 18.2%, other and unspecified 7.2% (2013 est.)
Median Age30.4 years
Life Expectancy79.6 years
National HolidayNational Day, 25 February (1950)
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Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook