|
Kuwait covers a total area of 17,818 square km; the entire area of Kuwait is land. Kuwait is slightly smaller than New Jersey. Kuwait is in between Saudi Arabia and Iraq on the Persian Gulf Coast. The border of Iraq and Kuwait is 240 km; the Saudi Arabian border is 222 km. Giving Kuwait a total land border of 462 km. Kuwait has 499 km of coast line. Kuwait is known for its dry desert with intensely hot summers and short, cool winters. Kuwait has flat and slightly undulating desert plains. Kuwait's lowest point is at the Persian Gulf which is at sea level. Kuwait's highest point is at 306 m at an unnamed point.
|