| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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0 groups tours with set departures
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0 World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +3 (Kuwait standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | Arabic |
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| Currency: |
Kuwaiti dinars (KWD) €1 = KWD0.33, $1 = KWD0.30, £1 = KWD0.00 (rates as of Aug 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .kw | International Dialling Code: 965 |
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For help planning your trip to Kuwait including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Kuwait trip planning page.
Further information on Kuwait
Discover more about Kuwait - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 17,820 sq km (0 sq km under water)
Coastline: 499 km (Persian Gulf)
Neighbours (border lengths): Iraq (240km), Saudi Arabia (222km)
Climate: Desert climate with very hot and dry summers and short, cool winters.
Highest mountain: unnamed location (306m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Kuwait from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Partly Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Authoritarian regime | 120/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 74/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Noticeable problems | 88/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Medium corruption | 67/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 137/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: State of Kuwait Status: Independent Country
Population: 2,742,711 (rank: 138/196) Density: 153.9 people/sq km (rank: 54/196)
Ethnic groups: Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%
Religions: Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
GDP (PPP): $165.8 billion GDP per capita: $42,100 (rank: 13/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.