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| Location: |
Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
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| Geographic coordinates: |
25 30 N, 51 15 E
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| Map references: |
Middle East
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| Area: |
total:
11,437 sq km
land:
11,437 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Connecticut
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
60 km
border countries:
Saudi Arabia 60 km
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| Maritime claims: |
contiguous zone:
24 NM
exclusive economic zone:
as determined by bilateral agreements or the median line
territorial sea:
12 NM
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| Climate: |
desert; hot, dry; humid and sultry in summer
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| Terrain: |
mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Persian Gulf 0 m
highest point:
Qurayn Abu al Bawl 103 m
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| Natural resources: |
petroleum, natural gas, fish
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| Land use: |
arable land:
1%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
5%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
94% (1993 est.)
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| Irrigated land: |
80 sq km (1993 est.)
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| Natural hazards: |
haze, dust storms, sandstorms common
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| Environment - current issues: |
limited natural fresh water resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified:
Law of the Sea
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| Geography - note: |
strategic location in central Persian Gulf near major petroleum deposits
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