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KW

The two-character ISO 3166 country code for KUWAIT.

KW

1. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for the State of Kuwait. This is the code used in international transactions to and from Kuwaiti bank accounts.

2. ISO 3166-2 geocode for Kuwait. This is used as an international standard for shipping to Kuwait. Each Kuwaiti governate has its own code with the prefix "KW." For example, the code for the Prefecture of Jahrah is ISO 3166-2:KW-JA.
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