🚩 Flag of Kuwait

The flag of Kuwait was adopted on 7 September 1961, and officially hoisted 24 November 1961. Before 1961, the flag of Ku…

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The story of this flag

The flag of Kuwait was adopted on 7 September 1961, and officially hoisted 24 November 1961. Before 1961, the flag of Kuwait was red and white, like those of other Arab states of the Persian Gulf at the time, with the field being red and words or charges being written in white. It is the only national flag featuring an acute trapezium.

Quoted from Flag of Kuwait on English Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 — the article lists the sources it was written from. Summary retrieved 2026-10-29.

Kuwait at a glance

Official name	State of Kuwait
Capital	Kuwait City
Continent	Asia · Western Asia
Population	4,853,420
Area	17,818 km²
Languages	Arabic
Currency	Kuwaiti dinar (KWD)
Internet TLD	.kw
Calling code	+965