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Kuwait City is the capital and largest city of Kuwait, a country located on the Persian Gulf. It serves as the country's political, economic, and cultural center, housing the government and serving as a major hub for Kuwait's oil-based economy.
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- Region
- محافظة العاصمة
- Country
- الكويت
- Population
- 60,064
- Timezone
- Asia/Kuwait
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Kuwait City (/kʊˈweɪt/ ; Arabic: مدينة الكويت, romanised: Madinat al-Kuwayt) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economic primate city of the emirate, being home to the headquarters of most Kuwaiti corporations and the entirety of its banking system.
As of 2018, the metropolitan area had roughly three million inhabitants (more than 70% of the country's population). The city itself has no administrative status. All six governorates of the country contain parts of the urban agglomeration, which is subdivided into numerous areas. In a narrower sense, Kuwait City can also refer only to the town's historic core, which is part of the Capital Governorate and seamlessly merges with the adjacent urban areas.