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| Location | Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen |
| Geographic coordinates | 25 00 N, 45 00 E |
| Map references | middle_east |
| Area |
total: 1,960,582 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 1,960,582 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US |
| Land boundaries |
total: 4,431 km border countries: iraq 814 km, jordan 744 km, kuwait 222 km, oman 676 km, qatar 60 km, uae 457 km, yemen 1,458 km |
| Coastline | 2,640 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 18 nm continental shelf: not specified |
| Climate | harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes |
| Terrain | mostly uninhabited, sandy desert |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: persian gulf 0 m highest point: jabal sawda' 3,133 m |
| Natural resources | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper |
| Land use |
arable land: 1.67% permanent crops: 0.09% other: 98.24% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 16,200 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | frequent sand and dust storms |
| Environment - current issues | desertification; depletion of underground water resources; the lack of perennial rivers or permanent water bodies has prompted the development of extensive seawater desalination facilities; coastal pollution from oil spills |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: biodiversity, climate change, desertification, endangered species, hazardous wastes, law of the sea, ozone layer protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography note | extensive coastlines on Persian Gulf and Red Sea provide great leverage on shipping (especially crude oil) through Persian Gulf and Suez Canal |
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