how big is kuwait

Kuwait is approximately 17,818 square kilometers (6,880 square miles) in size. At its widest points, it stretches about 200 kilometers (124 miles) from north to south and about 170 kilometers (106 miles) from east to west. The country has a coastline approximately 500 kilometers long along the Persian Gulf. Kuwait shares land borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia and has several islands off its coast, with Bubiyan Island being the largest.