Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
29 30 N, 45 45 E
Middle East
total: 17,818 sq km
land: 17,818 sq km
water: 0 sq km
slightly smaller than New Jersey
total: 475 km
border countries (2): Iraq 254 km, Saudi Arabia 221 km
499 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
flat to slightly undulating desert plain
highest point: 3.6 km W. of Al-Salmi Border Post 300 m
lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
mean elevation: 108 m
petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas
agricultural land: 8.5% (2018 est.)
arable land: 0.6% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 7.6% (2018 est.)
forest: 0.4% (2018 est.)
other: 91.1% (2018 est.)
105 sq km (2012)
20 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
densest settlement is along the Persian Gulf, particularly in Kuwait City and on Bubiyan Island; significant population threads extend south and west along highways that radiate from the capital, particularly in the southern half of the country
sudden cloudbursts are common from October to April and bring heavy rain, which can damage roads and houses; sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year but are most common between March and August
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Marine Dumping-London Convention
strategic location at head of Persian Gulf
NOTE: The information regarding Kuwait on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kuwait 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kuwait 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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