Kuwait

Basic facts about Kuwait

Country name: Kuwait
Capital: Kuwait City
Country code: 310
Continent: Middle East
Currency name: Kuwaiti dinar
Independence: 1961-06-19 00:00:00
Independent from: from the UK
Total area (km2): 17,818
Land area (km2): 17,818
Water area (km2): 0
Population: 2,695,316
Population note: 2,695,316 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Arabic
All languages: Arabic (official), English widely spoken
Time zone: AST / KSA (UTC+3) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)
Date format: dd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Drive on: right
Calling code: +965
Domain: .kw