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| Location | Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE |
| Geographic coordinates | 21 00 N, 57 00 E |
| Map references | middle_east |
| Area |
total: 212,460 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 212,460 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly smaller than Kansas |
| Land boundaries |
total: 1,374 km border countries: saudi arabia 676 km, uae 410 km, yemen 288 km |
| Coastline | 2,092 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south |
| Terrain | central desert plain, rugged mountains in north and south |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: arabian sea 0 m highest point: jabal shams 2,980 m |
| Natural resources | petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas |
| Land use |
arable land: 0.12% permanent crops: 0.14% other: 99.74% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 620 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms in interior; periodic droughts |
| Environment - current issues | rising soil salinity; beach pollution from oil spills; very limited natural fresh water resources |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: biodiversity, climate change, desertification, hazardous wastes, law of the sea, marine dumping, ozone layer protection, ship pollution, whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography note | strategic location on Musandam Peninsula adjacent to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil |
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