Kuwait — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Kuwait: capital Kuwait City, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Kuwait is in Asia. Its capital is Kuwait City.

Climate

Arid; intensely hot and dry summers with short, cool winters

Flat to slightly undulating desert plain

Kuwait has no natural lakes or rivers and relies on desalination for water.

The Kuwaiti Dinar is the highest-valued currency unit in the world.

Kuwait was the first Gulf country to establish an elected parliament in 1963.

1613: Kuwait founded as a small fishing village

1756: Al Sabah family begins ruling Kuwait

1899: Kuwait becomes a British protectorate

1938: Major oil reserves discovered

1961: Kuwait gains independence from Britain

1991: Liberation of Kuwait after Iraqi invasion in the Gulf War