Government type Hereditary constitutional monarchy
Area 17,818 kmē (6,880 sq mi)
Population 3,066,000 inh. (2011 census)
Population 4,217,000 inh. (2022 est.)
Population density 237 inh/kmē (613 inh/miē)
Capital Kuwait City (62,100 pop., 3,240,000 urban aggl.)
Currency Kuwaiti dinar
Human development index 0.831 (50th place)
Languages Arabic (official), English
Life expectancy M 78 years, F 82 years