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    Map of Kuwait

    State of Kuwait

    Kuwait is located in Western Asia. Below you can see where Kuwait sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Kuwait City.

    Where Kuwait is located
    Outline of Kuwait
    Political map of Kuwait and neighboring countries
    Political map: Kuwait and its neighbors
    Reference map of Kuwait (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of Kuwait (CIA World Factbook)By Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of Kuwait
    Location map of KuwaitBy NordNordWest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Map of the administrative divisions of Kuwait
    First-level administrative divisions of Kuwait

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    Administrative divisions of Kuwait

    Kuwait is divided into 6 provinces.

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    • Al Ahmadi
    • Al Asimah
    • Al Farwaniyah
    • Al Jahrah
    • Hawalli
    • Mubarak Al-Kabeer

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Where is Kuwait?

    Kuwait lies in Western Asia. Its geographic centre is at about 29.31° N, 47.48° E, and the capital, Kuwait City, is at 29.38° N, 47.98° E.

    With 17,818 km², it is the 37th-largest of the 46 countries in Asia — about 301 times the size of Manhattan (59 km²).

    Kuwait lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

    Neighbouring countries: Iraq, Saudi Arabia.

    Geography of Kuwait

    Continent
    Asia
    Region
    Western Asia
    Area
    17,818 km²
    Geographic centre
    29.31° N, 47.48° E
    Capital (Kuwait City)
    29.38° N, 47.98° E
    Size rank in Asia
    37 of 46
    Highest point
    Mutla Ridge (306 m)
    Land borders
    2

    Bordering countries: Iraq, Saudi Arabia.