The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Middle East
Country name Kuwait, in 35 editions.
The entry for Kuwait published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 11
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
State of Kuwait
State of Kuwait
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- State of Kuwait
- conventional short form:
- Kuwait
- local long form:
- Dawlat al Kuwayt
- local short form:
- Al Kuwayt
conventional long form:
State of Kuwait
conventional short form:
Kuwait
local long form:
Dawlat al Kuwayt
local short form:
Al Kuwayt
The entry for Kuwait did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- State of Kuwait
- conventional short form:
- Kuwait
- local long form:
- Dawlat al Kuwayt
- local short form:
- Al Kuwayt
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- State of Kuwait
- conventional short form:
- Kuwait
- local long form:
- Dawlat al Kuwayt
- local short form:
- Al Kuwayt
conventional long form: State of Kuwait
conventional short form: Kuwait
local long form: Dawlat al Kuwayt
local short form: Al Kuwayt
- conventional long form :
- State of Kuwait
- conventional short form:
- Kuwait
- local long form:
- Dawlat al Kuwayt
- local short form:
- Al Kuwayt
conventional long form: form : State of Kuwait
conventional short form: Kuwait
local long form: Dawlat al Kuwayt
local short form: Al Kuwayt
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- State of Kuwait
- conventional short form:
- Kuwait
- local long form:
- Dawlat al Kuwayt
- local short form:
- Al Kuwayt
conventional long form : form: State of Kuwait
conventional short form: Kuwait
local long form: Dawlat al Kuwayt
local short form: Al Kuwayt
- conventional long form:
- State of Kuwait conventional short form: Kuwait local long form: Dawlat al Kuwayt local short form: Al Kuwayt
conventional long form: State of Kuwait
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- State of Kuwait
- conventional short form:
- Kuwait
- local short form:
- Al Kuwayt
- local long form:
- Dawlat al Kuwayt
conventional long form: State of Kuwait
conventional short form: Kuwait
local long short form: Dawlat al Al Kuwayt
local short long form: Al Dawlat al Kuwayt
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- State of Kuwait
- conventional short form:
- Kuwait
- local long form:
- Dawlat al Kuwayt
- local short form:
- Al Kuwayt
conventional long form: State of Kuwait
conventional short form: Kuwait
local short long form: Al Dawlat al Kuwayt
local long short form: Dawlat al Al Kuwayt
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- State of Kuwait
- conventional short form:
- Kuwait
- local long form:
- Dawlat al Kuwayt
- local short form:
- Al Kuwayt
conventional long form:
State of Kuwait
conventional short form:
Kuwait
local long form:
Dawlat al Kuwayt
local short form:
Al Kuwayt
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
- conventional long form:
- State of Kuwait
- conventional short form:
- Kuwait
- local long form:
- Dawlat al Kuwayt
- local short form:
- Al Kuwayt
- etymology:
- the name derives from the capital city, which is from Arabic "al-Kuwayt" a diminutive of "kut" meaning "fortress encircled by water"
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
etymology: the name derives from the capital city, which is from Arabic "al-Kuwayt" a diminutive of "kut" meaning "fortress encircled by water"
The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- State of Kuwait
- conventional short form:
- Kuwait
- local long form:
- Dawlat al Kuwayt
- local short form:
- Al Kuwayt
- etymology:
- the name derives from the capital city, which is from Arabic "al-Kuwayt" a diminutive of "kut" meaning "fortress," possibly a reference to a small castle built on the current location of Kuwait City by the Beni Khaled tribe in the 17th century
conventional long form: State of Kuwait
conventional short form: Kuwait
local long form: Dawlat al Kuwayt
local short form: Al Kuwayt
etymology: the name derives from the capital city, which is from Arabic "al-Kuwayt" a diminutive of "kut" meaning "fortress encircled "fortress," possibly a reference to a small castle built on the current location of Kuwait City by water" the Beni Khaled tribe in the 17th century
- conventional long form:
- State of Kuwait
- conventional short form:
- Kuwait
- local long form:
- Dawlat al Kuwayt
- local short form:
- Al Kuwayt
- etymology:
- the name derives from the capital city,
- which comes from the Arabic al-kuwayt ,
- itself a diminutive of the Hindustani term kut ,
- meaning a fortress-like house
conventional long form: State of Kuwait
conventional short form: Kuwait
local long form: Dawlat al Kuwayt
local short form: Al Kuwayt
etymology: the name derives from the capital city, which is comes from the Arabic "al-Kuwayt" al-kuwayt , itself a diminutive of "kut" the Hindustani term kut , meaning "fortress," possibly a reference to a small castle built on the current location of Kuwait City by the Beni Khaled tribe in the 17th century fortress-like house
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Kuwait: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/kuwait/country-name.