Kuwait
Kuwait is a country in Middle East with a population of approximately ~4.9 million. Its capital is Kuwait City. This is the complete reference for identifying Kuwait in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Continent / region | Middle East |
| Capital | Kuwait City |
| Population | ~4.9 million |
| ISO codes | KW / KWT |
| Coordinates | 29.37°, 47.98° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
How Kuwait appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Kuwait is identified through the clue sequence: middle east first, then population range (~4.9 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Kuwait City), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Kuwait is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Middle East.
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Reading Kuwait in MapDash context
The Kuwait record above pulls directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary. What follows is the per-entity context — how Kuwait sits in the broader country-guessing geography puzzles distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for Kuwait is typically a peer within recognized sovereign countries with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Kuwait?
The capital of Kuwait is Kuwait City.
What continent is Kuwait in?
Kuwait is in Middle East.
What is the population of Kuwait?
Kuwait has a population of approximately ~4.9 million.
What countries border Kuwait?
Kuwait has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.