Kuwait
A small land at the top of the Gulf
Passport card
State of Kuwait
Kuwait
- Capital
- Kuwait City
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Kuwaiti dinar
- Languages
- Arabic
- People
- About 50 lakh
- Size
- About 17,818 km²
- Leader
- Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
- Free since
- 19 June 1961
- Time
- 2½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Kuwait City
⭐ The Kuwaiti dinar is the highest-valued currency unit in the world.
Your Kuwait stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Kuwait
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Kuwait
Turn the globe with your finger. Kuwait has 2 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Kuwait and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 180 times the size of Kuwait.
- PeopleIndia has about 290 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 50 lakh in Kuwait.
- DistanceKuwait City is about 2,800 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeKuwait is 2½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Kuwait City.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Kuwait, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Kuwait
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Kuwait's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Kuwait back on the map
Kuwait and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Kuwait worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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