Kuwait

Key facts

Land borders (2)

• Iraq
• Saudi Arabia

Kuwait in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Kuwait is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 26 claims from the pool that are true of Kuwait, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its name begins with “K”1 of 6
• Borders Saudi Arabia1 of 7
• Its capital city's name begins with “K”1 of 11
• Is an OPEC member1 of 12
• Has Arabic as an official language1 of 23
• Has no point higher than 500 m above sea level1 of 23
• Its capital city's name has more than one word1 of 26
• Borders exactly two countries1 of 28
• Its name and its capital city begin with the same letter1 of 28
• Has no point higher than 1,000 m above sea level1 of 41
• Has a monarch as head of state1 of 42
• Its flag contains black1 of 44
• Is in Asia1 of 48
• Its name has 6 letters or fewer1 of 67
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177