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Administration

Full name

Kuwait City

Official name

Kuwait City

Native name

مدينة الكويت

Other name

Madinat Al Kuwayt

Country

KW Kuwait

Governorate

Al Asimah

Geography

Metro Area

77.2 sq mi (200 km2)

Demography

Total Population

151060 (2008) (2005 estimate)

Metro (pop.)

2380000

Other information

Time zone

EAT (UTC+3)

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Kuwait City (Arabic: مدينة الكويت, transliteration: Madīnat al-Kuwayt), is the capital of Kuwait. It has a population of 2.38 million in the metropolitan area. Located at the heart of the country on the shore of the Persian Gulf, and containing Kuwait's parliament (Majlis Al-Umma), most governmental offices, the headquarters of most Kuwaiti corporations and banks, it is the political, cultural and economic center of the emirate.

Kuwait City’s trade and transportation needs are served by Kuwait International Airport, Mina Al-Shuwaik (Shuwaik Port) and Mina Al Ahmadi (Ahmadi Port) 50 kilometers to the south, on the Persian Gulf coast.