Kuwait: flag, capital & map
Get to know Kuwait, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Kuwait City
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 4,865,298
- Area
- 17,818 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Arabic
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)
- Land neighbours
- Iraq, Saudi Arabia
Kuwait is a country in Western Asia. Its capital is Kuwait City.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Kuwait
The flag of Kuwait is composed of three equal horizontal bands of green, white and red, with a black trapezium superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This trapezium has its base on the hoist end and spans about one-fourth the width of the field.
Where it is
Kuwait is grouped in Western Asia, within Roam’s Asia region. Its land-border list includes 2 countries in this atlas: Iraq, Saudi Arabia. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Kuwait has a recorded area of 17,818 square kilometres. Among the 17 countries assigned to Western Asia in this dataset, it ranks 13 by area, from largest to smallest. Israel is immediately above it in that ordering, at 21,937 km². Qatar is immediately below it, at 11,586 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 4,865,298 people for Kuwait in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 273 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Arabic. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Kuwait?
Reveal answer
Kuwait City. Kuwait is a country in Western Asia. Its capital is Kuwait City.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Kuwait?
Reveal answer
The flag of Kuwait is composed of three equal horizontal bands of green, white and red, with a black trapezium superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This trapezium has its base on the hoist end and spans about one-fourth the width of the field.
Which land neighbours of Kuwait are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The source classifies Kuwait as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Kuwait?
Reveal answer
Arabic. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Kuwait.
Which currency codes are listed for Kuwait?
Reveal answer
Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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