Kuwait Practical Country Info
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Kuwait, civil time is represented by Asia/Kuwait, traffic keeps to the right side, the listed mains supply is 240 V, the international calling code is +965, and the country-code domain is .kw.
Kuwait time right now
Civil time reference
Kuwait is represented here using Asia/Kuwait.
Driving side
Right side traffic
Vehicles normally travel on the right side of the road in Kuwait.
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Plug and socket types
Type G
3 rectangular pins
How Kuwait is identified internationally
For Kuwait, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Kuwait practical data table
| Field | Kuwait | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | Asia/Kuwait | IANA |
| Driving side | Right side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 240 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 50 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +965 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .kw | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | KW | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | KWT | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 414 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Kuwait's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +965, ccTLD .kw, time-zone reference Asia/Kuwait, and identify the authority used for each claim.