Kuwait operates on Arabia Standard Time (AST), which is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+3). The entire country follows a single timezone and does not observe daylight saving time.
Kuwait City, the capital, along with Hawalli, Farwaniya, and other cities all follow AST. Kuwait shares its timezone with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, and Yemen.
Kuwait has approximately 10% of the world's proven oil reserves. The country has one of the highest-valued currencies in the world (Kuwaiti Dinar). Kuwait was the first Gulf state to establish a constitution and parliament. The Kuwait Towers, built in 1979, are a landmark symbol of the country's modernization.