Asia · Western AsiaKW · +965
Country profile / KW
Kuwait
State of Kuwait
Locally: الكويت
Capital
Kuwait City
Region
Asia
ISO
KW
Local time in Kuwait
live · IANARiyadh
Asia/Riyadh
Reference ledger
CapitalKuwait CityAdministrative seat
LanguagesArabic1 listed
CurrenciesKuwaiti dinar1 listed
Time zonesAsia/Riyadh1 IANA identifier
Area17,818 km²Ranked 157 of 241 by area
Dialing+965International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 35% of places in this atlas.
At 17,818 km², Kuwait ranks 157 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#157by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
2Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code KW is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +965 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Asia/Riyadh should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOKW
Borders2
Time zones1