Kuwait

Regions

Al Asimah Governorate
Al Aḩmadī
Al Farwaniyah
Al Jahrāʼ
Muḩāfaz̧at Mubārak al Kabīr
Ḩawallī

Country information

Country: Kuwait
Population: 2,789,132 inhabitants  (Last modified: 5/03/2013 )
Area 17,820 km²
Capital: Kuwait City
Currency: Dinar (KWD)
Phone code: +965
Languages: ar-KW,en
Domain name: .kw
Postcode form: #####
Postcode regex: ^(\d{5})$
ISO3: KWT
Neighbors: Iraq, Saudi Arabia
Fips: KU

Current local time in Kuwait

Current Date:
Tuesday 23 April 2024
Current Time:
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Time Zone: Asia/Kuwait
GMT/UTC: + 3  hours
DST: No time changes this year!


*GMT/UTC - Standard Time Zone
*DST - Daylight Saving Time

Upcoming public holidays

Date Weekday Public holiday name Public holiday type
June 16 Sunday Waqfat Arafat Day Official holiday
June 17 Monday Eid al-Adha Public Holiday
June 18 Tuesday Eid al-Adha holiday Bank holiday
June 19 Wednesday Eid al-Adha holiday Bank holiday
June 20 Thursday June Solstice Season
July 8 Monday Islamic New Year National holiday
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Tide times and tide charts

Geographic information

Latitude in decimal degrees: 29.5
Longitude in decimal degrees: 47.75
Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 29° 30' North
Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 47° 45' East
Height above sea level: 79 m,   259.19 ft,   3110.24 in
Geographical feature: A (Administrative region type feature)
Feature designation code: A.PCLI (independent political entity)