About Kuwait
The satellite view and the map shows Kuwait, officially the
State of Kuwait, the Middle Eastern Arab country on the north-eastern edge of the
Arabian Peninsula, bordering the Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf) in the east.
Other countries with international borders to Kuwait are
Iraq and
Saudi Arabia; the emirate also shares maritime borders with
Iran.
Kuwait covers an
area of 17,818 km²; making it about half the size of the
Netherlands or slightly smaller than the US state of
New Jersey.
The emirate has a
population of 4.6 million people (in 2019); about 70% of the entire population are expatriates, and 30% are Kuwaiti nationals. The capital and the largest city is
Kuwait (City) situated on the southern shore of Kuwait Bay at the Persian Gulf.
Spoken
language is Arabic; colloquial language is Iraqi-Arabic. The commercial language is English.
The map shows Kuwait with main roads and streets and the location of
Kuwait International Airport (
IATA code: KWI). The only international airport in the state is located 20 km (12.5 mi) by road (via Route 50), south of the city.
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