3. Kuwait
Percent of urban population: 98
Although Kuwait’s geographical position favored the development of cities as commercial centers during country’s early history, the discovery of oil in the 1930s was a turning point in its urbanization. Today, out of 3,690,294 city dwellers in Kuwait, 2.1 million live in Kuwait City metropolitan area, which is country’s capital and the largest city.
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