Flag of Kuwait

🎨 What the flag means

Kuwait's flag has green, white and red stripes and a black shape at the left with slanted sides. The colours come from an old Arabic poem: white for good deeds, black for battles, green for the land, and red for swords.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

4.3 million (2026)

🏙️ Capital

Kuwait City3 million people (2018)

🗣️ Main language

Arabic

✨ 3 fun facts

1. The Kuwait Towers are three famous towers by the sea, and two of them also store water.
2. Long ago, Kuwait's pearl divers and ships were famous for bringing pearls to buyers around the world.
3. In 2005, a giant kite with the design of Kuwait's flag was flown in Kuwait as the world's largest kite.